Acharya Prashant addresses a 26-year-old man who is confused about his family's opposition to his spiritual interests. He dismisses the complaint about the family's behavior, stating that he is not concerned with them as they are not present. He chides the questioner for complaining like a child, emphasizing that at 26, one should not be seeking external validation or complaining about their parents. He points out that if he himself had been preoccupied with complaining about others, he would not be in a position to guide anyone today. The speaker shifts the focus from the family's actions to the questioner's own state of being. He asserts that people are stopping him simply because they can; they perceive him as someone who can be stopped. He uses the analogy of a young lion, whom no one can stop, implying the questioner lacks that inner strength. The problem lies not with those who obstruct, but with the one who allows himself to be obstructed. The entire narrative of a 26-year-old man being stopped by his mother is, in his words, "ugly" and unbecoming of his age. Acharya Prashant explains that people's behavior towards you is a reflection of how you present yourself. If you project weakness, people will interfere in your life. The first shame should be that someone even dares to interfere in your personal matters. He criticizes the questioner's concern about hurting others' feelings, comparing it to not wanting to hurt cobwebs or cataracts. He clarifies that one is not hurting the person but the "cobwebs in their mind," which is a favor that should be done with confidence. Spirituality is not a weak, superficial practice but requires guts and courage. He identifies the questioner's attachment to his family for mental security as the root of the problem. The desire for them to change without having to leave them is a futile hope. He explains that change is a personal decision for every individual because each person must pay the price for their own transformation. You cannot pay that price on their behalf. Using the example of someone addicted to tea, he explains that you can inform them about the cruelty in the dairy industry, but you cannot force them to quit. If they are not ready to change, your only option is to leave them. The issue is not about convincing them, but about their willingness to pay the price for change.