Acharya Prashant advises a young man to continue reading spiritual scriptures despite his friends' annoyance. He explains that their irritation is a form of inverted affection. In two months, the young man will find that his friends are also secretly reading the same material. Their constant questioning about why he reads is actually a way of asking him to explain what he is reading. When he does, they will feign disinterest and ask for more, which is a trick to learn more from him. This behavior is an old human habit of expressing interest through opposition. Acharya Prashant uses the analogy of Ravana to explain this phenomenon, calling such people 'inverted lovers'. He says that we are all inverted lovers. To keep something in mind, one can either praise it or criticize it; in both cases, the object remains in one's thoughts. This is a form of remembrance, albeit an inverted one. He contrasts Ravana's inverted path to reach Shri Ram with the direct path of devotees like Vibhishana and Hanuman. Ravana needed Shri Ram, but he chose an indirect route involving conflict and destruction, getting all his relatives killed before finally confronting Shri Ram for his own salvation. This is the 'Ravana-like' way many people approach what they truly desire. He further categorizes people's attitudes towards spiritual texts into three types. The best are those who fall in love with them directly. The second best are those who hate them, as even in their opposition, they are still engaged with the subject. The most problematic are those who are indifferent and show neglect, as their path is the longest. These people worship the world instead, and while they are worshipping something, it may take them a very long time to reach that which is truly worthy of worship.