Acharya Prashant addresses the phenomenon of the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) by first agreeing that this fear should definitely be present, but immediately questions, "Fear of missing out on what?" He explains that while we are all missing out on something, we lack the honesty and genuine inquiry to discover what that is. If we could truly know what we lack or miss, our lives would be different. He uses the analogy of trying to compensate for missing wisdom from books by drinking tea, illustrating how we substitute trivial things for what is truly valuable. The speaker posits that this fear is an auspicious thing because it is a sign that life is being wasted, a fear that everyone should experience and acknowledge. The problem is not a lack of fear, but a lack of genuine curiosity to know what we truly lack. The entire population of Earth has FOMO, but it should be in a wise sense. We are missing out on our potentiality, on something very important in this one and final life we have. We are missing peace, truth, and simplicity, but our fear is directed towards missing out on superficial things like money, foreign tours, or social media followers. This misplaced fear leads to the problem of false gurus. Acharya Prashant warns against those who tell people they lack nothing and are already the complete, pure self (Atma). He calls this the worst thing to tell someone, as it gives the suffering ego a new plaything, leading it to proclaim, "I am Brahman, I am the true self," which is a great calamity. He asserts that we are not alright; we are patients who are suffering. To identify a true teacher, one must first become a true seeker. It is one's own genuine thirst that serves as the ultimate test; if one is truly thirsty, a false teacher who cannot quench that thirst will be immediately recognized. The prevalence of false gurus is a direct result of the prevalence of false seekers who desire superficial things like glamour and prestige, which the charlatans provide in abundance. If one truly wanted Truth, a false guru would be exposed, as they have no Truth to give. The ability to differentiate the real from the fake comes from one's own deep, honest desire. Acharya Prashant concludes that we do not need enlightenment or other lofty concepts; we first need to become decent human beings, which he describes as a very difficult and onerous task. He states that we are born "indecent" and our education often makes us more so. It requires years of proper education just to become a decent human being.