Acharya Prashant addresses a question on how to be a responsive person rather than a reactive one. He begins by defining the difference, explaining that a reaction is a reflex action. These reflexes are not taught but come from Mother Nature, existing within us from the mother's womb. He provides examples, such as a baby blinking when a finger approaches its eye or crying in response to unpleasant temperatures or wetness. The purpose of these reflexes, he states, is purely for physical security and survival. He elaborates that these instincts are millions of years old, stemming from our time as animals in the jungle. While mankind's civilization has progressed rapidly in the last few thousand years, our bodies and their embedded conditioning have remained largely the same. Evolution is a very slow process, so our body still carries these 'jungle-like' or animalistic instincts. He defines the Sanskrit word for animal, 'Pashu', as that which is in 'Paash' or slavery. Therefore, a reaction is a wild, uneducated, and animalistic thing that is powerful because it bypasses thought and consciousness, making a person predictable and controllable. A response, on the other hand, involves understanding and consciousness. Animals are supposed to react, but human beings are supposed to understand and then respond. He specifically notes that because the biological role of women is closely tied to the body, Mother Nature has made them even more reactive, which is a tragedy in modern times as it leads to enslavement. Living by the 'code of the animal' is to live the life of a slave. He concludes that the only way to overcome this is to become a true human being, characterized by consciousness, understanding, and freedom of thought, and to fight the internal battle against emotional reactivity.