Acharya Prashant begins by quoting a poem, stating, "Ram, your own story is poetry itself; it's natural that anyone can become a poet." He explains that there is a reason why an eminent sage like Kabir Saheb constantly chants Ram's name, and why Ram's name appears hundreds of thousands of times in the Guru Granth Sahib. If we today do not wish to give value or respect to that Ram, it is our choice. The speaker defines Ram as someone who knowingly invites hardship upon himself and goes through pain and suffering. He contrasts this with the current times, which demand pleasure. This era is a worshipper of happiness, and in Ram's character, one finds very little happiness. Ram, instead, invites suffering. It requires a very big heart and a tremendous devotion to truth to knowingly invite pain into one's life. Therefore, those who are worshippers of happiness will not like Ram. Acharya Prashant provides several examples to illustrate Ram's character. When Sita is abducted by Ravana, Ram cries and asks the animals, birds, and trees if they have seen her. He finds Jatayu wounded and dying, embraces him, and performs his last rites with his own hands. Ram is emotional. He shows affection to a tiny squirrel contributing to the bridge to Lanka by stroking its back. There is no dazzle or grand miracle in his character. When his brother is on the verge of death, he doesn't save him with a miracle but depends on Hanuman to fetch medicine from a physician. Ram is very ordinary. Today, no one wants to be ordinary, shed tears, or embrace monkeys and stroke squirrels. People desire a dazzling life filled with excitement and power to enjoy the world and gain more pleasure. No one wants to leave a golden Lanka. Ram is a person who lived as if he had nothing of his own, existing only to fulfill his duties, follow dharma (righteousness), and uphold maryada (propriety). Our small minds, which seek only happiness and pleasure, cannot comprehend such a person and will fail to understand a life dedicated solely to duty and righteousness.