Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the constant state of worry and the tendency to waste time on trivial entertainment. He states that the root cause of this is the absence of love. Life, he explains, needs something very powerful to act as a strong magnet, pulling all its scattered parts together. Without such a powerful center, life remains fragmented, like a shattered mirror or a box of nails spilled on the floor, with each piece pointing in a different direction. Just as a strong magnet aligns all the nails in one direction, a powerful center is needed to bring harmony and direction to life. This powerful center, however, demands a price. There is a certain pleasure in remaining scattered, just as there is a pleasure in staying tucked in a warm blanket even when the alarm has gone off. The speaker points out that the life of an ordinary person is like a broken mirror, with no structure or coherence. He further elaborates that to bring order to this scattered life, one needs a cause that is superior to all other causes for distraction. Otherwise, life remains a collection of scattered pieces. The speaker uses another analogy: life is like a box of nails that has fallen and scattered. The nails point in all directions, but if a large magnet is brought near, all the nails will be pulled and aligned in one direction. That is what is needed. This alignment, this harmony, comes at a cost. The pleasure of staying in a state of unconsciousness, like staying in a warm blanket, is its own reward. To overcome this, one needs something that compels them to throw the blanket away, be it love or fear. Until then, youth will slowly be wasted. Addressing a follow-up question about societal pressure, Acharya Prashant explains that one's company is one's own choice. It is dishonest to complain about the company one has chosen. If the people around you are so bad, you should leave them. The reason people don't is that they derive some benefit—economic, social, or mental—from those relationships. It is hypocrisy to want the benefits of a relationship while also complaining about it. He advises that if you have love, you should put your life on the line to improve the situation. And if you have knowledge, you will know that perhaps you should wait for the right time. Both love and knowledge are necessary. Love tells you to try with all your might, and knowledge tells you that every action has a right path and a right time.