Friends, jobs and the need for entertainment

Somebody has said that a person is worth being with if you feel alone in his company. Only that person is worth being with. That’s the test.

Do I feel crowded with this person or do I feel peaceful, alone in his company? That’s your real friend; the one who allows you to be alone. Not somebody who starts cluttering your mind. What do your friends do? Ask yourself. Are they a crowd or are they a peaceful influence?

Listener: So a friend should not be entertaining?

Acharya Prashant: What is entertainment?

L: To do something so that we get entertained.

AP: What is entertainment? Why does the mind need entertainment? What kind of mind needs entertainment?

L: A restless mind.

AP: The restless, bored mind.

What is important?
To find a solution to the problem of entertainment or go to the root of the problem?

‘Why am I bored at all? Why do I need entertainment?’

All the shopping malls are crowded in the weekends. Everybody needs entertainment.

And why do people need entertainment?

People need entertainment because they do soul-sapping jobs throughout the week. For five…