According to the philosophy in Chapter 8, what are the characteristics of a true human being versus a life that is considered wasted?

According to the excerpts from Chapter 8, a wasted human life is one spent in restlessness, where childhood is given to play, youth to passion, and old age to infirmity, with half of life consumed by sleep. Such a life, focused only on nourishing the body and sensual pleasure, is deemed useless. In contrast, the chapter defines a true human being as someone who is free, fearless, and independent. The true success of a human birth is not survival but the realization of the Eternal. A proficient person is one who understands the fundamental questions of existence: "Where have we come from? Who are we? What is the reason for human birth?"