Prabhupāda: Because your son has come here, you may not be happier. But he is happier.
Mother: Oh, you're saying this. I'm not saying this. I'm very disappointed that he is not continuing with education. I'm not sorry that . . . I'm happy for his happiness, wherever he is.
Prabhupāda: But what is the . . . what is the purpose of education?
Mother: You are a cultured man. You're educated.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Mother: Did you not learn . . .? Who gave you the talent to translate your Vedic scriptures?
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Mother: Who gave you the talent, Father?
Prabhupāda: No, I'm asking that what is the best part of education? So far my school, college education is concerned, that is not being used here.
Mother: Oh, but you're cultured. You, in your old age, are getting tremendous comfort from being able to read and understand what the world is doing, the goodness of your books, and you have . . . you're able to understand the spiritual way of life.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That . . .
Mother: If you couldn't . . . if you hadn't been educated, Father, well, how would you be able to have . . .?
Prabhupāda: No, education is required.
Mother: Now, I, I, I don't . . . I am so happy that my son is happy, truthfully. But I am very distressed . . . and little boys, don't laugh, because this is serious. Um, I am very distressed that none of these boys continue their education. What is going to happen to them when they are like you, when they're older, they have no talents?
Prabhupāda: But your educational system, in the Western countries, the . . . you have got big, big universities. Why the university students becoming hippies?
Mother: Oh, well, there're always a certain amount becoming hippies, in America, anywhere. But we must . . .
Prabhupāda: No . . .
Mother: But we must develop . . .
Prabhupāda: I think the college students, university students, they're all hippies.
Mother: Yes, but we must develop the good ones that have talent. We must develop them. You have the power to give these boys . . .
Prabhupāda: I mean to say that if the chance of education is there . . . in India there is no such big, big universities, facilities, but in your Western country you have got nice universities, nice teaching system. Why the result is hippie?
Mother: Oh, but you . . . we're talking of you. You have got the power. But people follow you because they believe in you. So you have the power to educate them.