Acharya Prashant explains that loneliness is often the best gift life can offer, as the alternative is frequently being in the company of something terrible or mediocre. He uses the analogy of a vacant seat on a flight or a single room versus a quarrelsome roommate to illustrate that a vacant spot is a pure spot. Most people have a low tolerance for loneliness and impulsively fill it with the wrong jobs, beliefs, or people. He suggests that loneliness provides the freedom and opportunity to wait for and choose the very best, rather than settling for neurotic company out of desperation.