Prabhupāda: That's all right. You become happy. But we are not happy. (looking at tree?) What is the idea here?
Amogha: They want it to grow straight up. It looks like it started to go sideways.
Prabhupāda: Oh. (break) . . . human being who knows things, that I explained this thing that by nature's process I have come to this human body. Now what is next progress? That is human being. And even still I remain cats and dog but they have no inquiry, then what is the use of getting this human body?
Devotee (4): Why, then, Śrīla Prabhupāda, is a person given a human body, then, if they . . .
Prabhupāda: Yes, that means better conscience. He can consider so many things: "Why I am dying? I do not want to die. Why there are so many miserable condition?" We are covering because there is miserable condition of this winter. I don't want to suffer from cold; therefore I am covered. So this is struggle for existence. The human being can understand that why there is struggle? Why not I am happy naturally? This question must be there. Otherwise, he is cat and dog. The dogs do not inquire all these things. Then if you have no such power to inquire and understand, then you are no better than dog. And if you are happy to remain cats and dogs, that is your business. But a real human being, he will never be happy. That is human being. Everyone is trying to improve his material condition; therefore the motorcar is going here and there, here and there. Why they are trying? Let them remain satisfied in any condition. The modern economic law is that create new necessities of life. That is the way of Western civilization. They are creating motorcars every year, and the bank is prepared to give you loan so that you may work day and night. Take loan from the bank and purchase a motorcar and repay him by working, so their machine will go on. This is the policy, economic policy. Is it not? Yes. Keep them working, busy. But what is the purpose of this working? Now, when death is there, everything is finished. And everything will be finished, for that working? Just see their knowledge. Everything will be finished, and for this purpose I have to work so hard?
Devotee (6): They think that you might as well enjoy while you can.
Prabhupāda: Yes, that if working hard like ass is enjoyment, let them enjoy. Let these rascals enjoy like that.
Devotee (2): Why do so many humans, Śrīla Prabhupāda, they do not use their propensity to ask the questions? They simply live like animals.
Prabhupāda: Because they are animal. They are educated like animal.