Prabhupāda: The population increases. The proportion remains the same.
Śrutakīrti: But we're taking care of them.
Amogha: At least we're helping them.
Prabhupāda: No, you are taking care of them, but the population increasing, therefore you cannot take care of every one of them.
Amogha: Oh, yes, because we increase our hospitals, therefore we can . . .
Prabhupāda: Ah, you are increasing and population increasing, that's all.
Amogha:And then we keep increasing according to the population.
Prabhupāda: Then go on struggling. That is struggling. There is no question of decreasing. Proportionate. Proportionately, you increase the amenities, and proportionately the distress increases.
Amogha: It's just like in some countries the diseased men, they suffer in the street, but here we give them a nice place to suffer.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Amogha: They can suffer in a nice warm hospital . . .
Prabhupāda: So you are increasing this cancer. Very comfortable at home, but there is cancer.
Amogha: But now we have almost got the cure.
Prabhupāda: You have, all right. My point is that you have so many things, but the suffering is going on. That is my point. You increase your means of diminishing suffering, but they are coming in a different way. So the sufferings cannot be stopped. That is not possible. This is the conclusion.
Śrutakīrti: But we're learning how to enjoy even the suffering, make the best of it.
Paramahaṁsa: Best use of a bad bargain.