Acharya Prashant explains the nature of sensitivity using Rahim’s couplet about the jujube tree and the banana plant. He notes that a sensitive person is like the soft banana leaf that inevitably gets hurt when in proximity to the thorns of the world. Sensitivity is described as a sign of life, akin to the resonance of a sitar string that vibrates at the slightest touch. While the world often forces individuals to become hard-hearted and stone-like as a defense mechanism, Acharya Prashant warns against building such walls. He emphasizes that becoming stone-hearted is a defeat for existence itself, as sensitivity is the foundation for artists, poets, and ultimately, saints.
