THE BILLION DOLLAR DUST-HEAP

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Srila Prabhupada. Now there is a

scarcity of water in India, but what are the scientists doing about it?

There is more than enough water in the world, so why don't the

scientists bring water where it is urgently required? They should employ

irrigation immediately. But instead they are going to the moon, the dusty

planet, to make it fertile. Why don't they irrigate this planet? There's

plenty of seawater, so why don't they irrigate the Sahara or the Arabian or Rajasthani Desert? "Yes," they say, "in the future. We are

trying." In their pride, they immediately say, "Yes, yes. We are

trying." In Bhagavad-gita it is said that when one is engaged in the business of

satisfying unnecessary desires, he becomes bereft of all intelligence

(kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah). This moon project is childish. Those

who aspire to go to the moon are like crying children. A child

cries, "Mother, give me the moon," so the mother gives the child a mirror

and says, "Here is the moon, my dear son." And the child takes the

mirror, sees the moon in it and says, "Oh, I have the moon." Unfortunately, this is not just a story. Karandhara. After spending all that

money to go to the moon and bring back just a few rocks, the people on

the space project decided that there was nothing more to do there. Brahmananda Swami. Now they want to

go to another planet, but they are short of money. Going to other planets costs millions and billions of dollars. Srila Prabhupada. People work very

hard while the rascal government takes taxes and spends money unnecessarily. There should be no sympathy when so much hard-earned money comes

from the public and is spent so foolishly. Now the leaders are

presenting another bluff "Don't worry, we are going to another planet. Now we

shall bring more dust. We shall bring tons of dust. Oh, yes, now we

shall have tons of dust." Dr. Singh. They believe there may be

life on Mars. Srila Prabhupada. They may believe

or not believe. What is the difference? Life exists here, but

people are fighting. So suppose there is life on Mars. There is life on

Mars, undoubtedly. But what will we gain from this? Dr. Singh. People are curious to

know what is going on there.Srila Prabhupada. That means that

for their childish curiosity they must spend vast sums of money. Just see the fun. And when they are asked to help one of the many

poverty-stricken countries, they say, "No. No money." Do you see?

 

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