Acharya Prashant begins by stating that who you give respect to in life determines your destiny. He observes that people often make ideals out of the most base and fallen individuals. He gives the example of Socrates, who, if he had money, would bribe people with free tea to engage them in conversation. The speaker criticizes the tendency to admire those who suppress others, assert their dominance, and flaunt their status and power. This is why people not only spend money but also show off more than they spend. He questions the audience about their leaders, asking if they are scholars or wise men, and what special qualities their leaders possess. He explains that one should become a human being and that there has been too much spinelessness. The ideal should be one who shows you what is true. The person who can show you the truth is the one who should be made an ideal. He clarifies that he is not responsible for the world or society people have created for themselves, nor for whom they choose as their ideals. He states that he is not their ideal, and if they have made someone else their ideal, it is their own concern. He mentions that people call them ideals, influencers, role models, and leaders. He likens this to a crowd following a donkey, stating he cannot do anything about it. He warns that one's entire life is ruined when they choose the wrong ideal, and currently, people are making ideals out of the most base and fallen individuals. Acharya Prashant elaborates that your desires are fulfilled by the one you find to be fulfilling them in their own life, and you declare them your ideal. For instance, if your desire is to squander a lot of money, you will find someone who not only squanders money but also makes a vulgar, obscene display of it, and they will instantly become your ideal. This is because they appeal to your desires. He explains that this is the kind of education and upbringing people have received, where the highest thing in life is to squander money. Similarly, if you have been conditioned to believe that suppressing others, showing dominance, and having a hundred heads bow to your command is a great thing, you will make ideals out of thugs, strongmen, and leaders. Your leader is a reflection of what you want to be. He is the representative of everything you wanted but did not get. He explains that your ideals are not those who explain knowledge to you, but those who further increase your ignorance. The one who frees you from foolishness will not become your ideal. The one who is a magnified sample of your foolishness becomes your ideal. He uses the analogy of a mirror, stating that spiritual literature often mentions the mirror. The Upanishads speak of the surface of a lake like a mirror. If there is no desire in the mind, the moon will be reflected in it exactly as it is. But desire is like throwing a pebble into the lake, which distorts the reflection. When desire enters the mind, everything appears as a lie. He also refers to a poem by Dhumil, which says that the language of accusation fails before the greed for a few comforts. This greed is the reason for making wrong ideals.