Acharya Prashant explains that both the shame felt in helping the needy and the pride taken in doing so are often products of social conditioning rather than genuine understanding. He points out that society teaches some that helping the disabled or helpless is a sign of weakness, while teaching others that it is a noble act. In both cases, individuals are acting as slaves to external conditioning without truly understanding the meaning of help. He emphasizes that one cannot truly help another without first understanding oneself. If a person understands their own condition and what they truly need for their own consciousness, they will naturally understand the needs of others. He illustrates the absurdity of blind adherence to social rules through a story about students who repeatedly forced an elderly woman to cross a road she did not want to cross, simply because they were taught that helping the elderly is a good deed. Acharya Prashant concludes that without self-knowledge, our attempts to help others can often be misguided or even harmful. He notes that people often end up causing damage, such as killing fish by overfeeding them in ponds, under the guise of being helpful. True help arises only when one moves beyond rote definitions and understands the actual requirements of the situation through self-awareness.