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They (the scientists) spend so much time and money, but what is this? Hopelessness. They do not know. All scientists are working, all politicians are financing, but result is hopelessness. Is it no

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Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

What is one . . . show one result, that it is very successful, hopeful. Just like, say, moon planet. Hopelessness. What is there? They spend so much time and money, but what is this? Hopelessness. They do not know. All scientists are working, all politicians are financing, but result is hopelessness. Is it not? Similarly, everything they are doing, but they are so rascal, they will never admit that, "We are failure." Still they will stick, "Yes, we are success. Future, in ten years, we shall do it. Never mind.".

Prabhupāda: Sixteen years before. They are all childish. I am a layman. It will never be successful. It is already written there in my Easy Journey to Other Planet. Here also, that, some press reporter asked me in San Francisco when I landed, "What is your opinion about this moon planet?" "It is simply a waste of time and energy. That's all." You cannot go there.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: They have very big plan in the future, going to the surface of the Mars planet.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that is future. That is all your statement, "future." With future hope you become a big man. That is their foolishness.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Future, about ten years.

Prabhupāda: Whatever . . . it may be one year, but we do not accept such proposition. We want to see what you have done now.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: First of all they have to develop the methods how to do it by a small scale . . .

Prabhupāda: (chuckles) In my childhood I was thinking . . . the tramcar is going on trolley. So I was thinking, "I shall stand on the tram line and just take a stick and touch the wire and I will go." I was planning like that. (laughter) (break)

Svarūpa Dāmodara: . . . without knowing Kṛṣṇa, is this a struggle for existence, any activity?

Prabhupāda: Yes. Activity without knowing the purpose of it, that is struggle for existence. You must know why you are working so hard. What for I shall work? The aim of life is missing. Na te viduḥ (SB 7.5.31). They do not know it. Therefore failure, confusion, hopelessness. All the results of this world, hopelessness. Is it not?

What is one . . . show one result, that it is very successful, hopeful. Just like, say, moon planet. Hopelessness. What is there? They spend so much time and money, but what is this? Hopelessness. They do not know. All scientists are working, all politicians are financing, but result is hopelessness. Is it not? Similarly, everything they are doing, but they are so rascal, they will never admit that, "We are failure." Still they will stick, "Yes, we are success. Future, in ten years, we shall do it. Never mind."

I have seen, one man was condemned to death in Allahabad high court. So the lawyer was assuring, "Don't be disappointed. I shall get you out by appeal. Don't be disappointed." I have seen it. That lawyer was very big lawyer, an Englishman, Mr. Allston. And one man was condemned to death. He killed his servant very mercilessly. And the case was . . . he was a doctor, medical practitioner. So he was condemned to death. So after the condemnation, when he was coming out of the courtroom, I saw that he was flattering, "Don't be disappointed. I shall get you out by appeal." This is going on.

Page Title:They (the scientists) spend so much time and money, but what is this? Hopelessness. They do not know. All scientists are working, all politicians are financing, but result is hopelessness. Is it no
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-09-15, 07:47:03
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1