Acharya Prashant explains that freedom and peace are the fundamental indicators of what is truly good for an individual. He suggests that whenever one feels a sense of goodness, it is rooted in the experience of freedom and peace. These two parameters should be used as the ultimate criteria for making any decision, whether small or large. He emphasizes that while peace and freedom are always available as options in any situation, it is not guaranteed that an individual will choose them. The tragedy of human life is that people often remain unavailable to the peace that is readily available to them. Addressing the struggle of trying to change patterns or become non-judgmental, Acharya Prashant advises against forced effort. He explains that true transformation comes from honesty and knowing, rather than from mere trying. Honesty requires knowing the 'doer' behind the action rather than just focusing on the action itself. He uses the analogy of a knife to explain that observing an act should lead to understanding the one who committed it. Trying to bring about something new through imagination or effort is futile; instead, one must deeply observe and understand the current state of affairs. He further clarifies that the presence of 'garbage' or unwanted patterns in one's life persists because they have not been observed closely. Seeing the garbage for what it is constitutes the beginning of cleanliness. He warns that people often prefer 'doing' over 'knowing' because doing allows the egoistic 'doer' to remain unchanged, whereas 'knowing' threatens the very existence of the current self. He concludes that acting without knowing is the mark of foolishness, and one must first become aware of their current state, such as when and how they become judgmental, before they can hope to change.