Acharya Prashant explains the nature of doership using an analogy. He asks one to imagine being chased by a rabid dog. In that situation, one would not proudly identify as a runner, take selfies, or use an app to measure speed and broadcast it. One is not the runner; one has been forced to run. This, he explains, is what doership is about. The thing we call life is like that rabid dog, constantly chasing us, and all we are doing is running. The Upanishad, he states, calls this state of being forced to act "bondage." Your actions are not truly yours when you have been compelled to perform them. In contrast, the liberated one also appears to act, but they are not forced to act. Their actions are sovereign. There is a significant difference between jogging for fun and running to save your backside. He observes that those who run to preserve themselves often set great records, and these individuals have inspired generations of "wannabe runners." When the only way to set a record is to have a rabid dog chasing you, it becomes necessary to invent or manufacture rabid dogs. Therefore, the crucial question one must ask is: "Am I acting, or am I being forced to act?" Whenever you do something by force, it cannot be called freedom. If you believe you are acting on your own, you must ask yourself if you have the choice to not act. If you have the choice to not act, then you probably have freedom.