A questioner, who comes from a joint family and has led a comfortable life without many struggles, asks Acharya Prashant about the feeling of emptiness despite having a good job and financial stability. He feels that this very comfort might be the problem, as life without challenges lacks refinement. He also asks what comes first: worthiness (patrata) or good company (satsang). Acharya Prashant responds by first questioning the purpose of life. He explains that if life had no purpose, any action would be permissible. However, since actions have consequences like pain and suffering, it is clear that one must choose meaningful actions. He criticizes the common practice of choosing a career based on trends or job availability, comparing it to an animal's behavior. He cites the example of the software engineering boom, where people's supposed passion was merely a trend. This, he says, is not a human way of living. He elaborates that an animal's life revolves around eating and procreation, and it does not suffer from a lack of higher purpose. In contrast, a human suffers immensely when living a purposeless life. He equates the modern definition of a 'good life'—symbolized by 'fruit and a female partner' (phal aur bandariya), representing material and sensual pleasures—to an animal's existence, calling it a complete futility of life. He asserts that humans are not like monkeys, born merely for bananas and a mate. This lack of understanding stems from a lack of clarity, which leads people to follow the crowd and accept societal definitions of success without question. Acharya Prashant clarifies that he is not against money or enjoyment. He uses the example of Arjun, who used the best technology of his time—his bow, arrows, and chariot—for the higher purpose of destroying unrighteousness. The crucial question is the purpose for which we use our resources. He criticizes the modern cycle of wasting one's life to earn money for expensive gadgets, only to engage in trivial activities with them. He concludes that a comfortable, normal life where the 'vehicle is on the track' is more dangerous than a life of challenges, as that track leads to a living hell. An 'accident' or derailment from this set path is auspicious and necessary. He illustrates this with an anecdote about a woman who prioritized boiling milk over a deep conversation, showing how trivial matters become our main focus, preventing us from engaging with what is truly important. There should be something in life so significant that one is willing to let the milk burn for it.