Death is certain; preparing spiritually through Krishna consciousness is the only intelligent use of human life.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Morning Walk — October 16, 1975, Johannesburg 751016MW-JOHANNESBURG [53:17 Minutes] Walk_751016MW-JOHANNESBURG Prabhupāda: ...to these people that "Without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you are trying to become happy by material adjustment. This will never be successful." So what is their answer? Harikeśa: They might point out how successful they have been in the past.
Prabhupāda: What successful? Harikeśa: Now we have these big, beautiful houses. If it's too hot we air-condition it.
Prabhupāda: You have to be... You will be kicked out from the house. You will not be allowed to stay here. What is this success?
You will be kicked out. What is your success? You have constructed very nice house. Very good.
All credit to you. But I shall kick you out. What you will do? Where is your success?
Hmm? It is waste of time. That is sane man's intelligence: "If I am going to be kicked out, why shall I spoil my energy in this way?" This is intelligence. But they have no intelligence even.
Harikeśa: But that's just a fatalistic attitude.