On March 4, in Kharkiv, by the grace of Krishna, we came to distribute Krishna prasadam in the subway. Guys, it’s just like in a movie of post-apocalypse. People live right on the floor, with dogs, cats, and things. On different types of bedding. Crowds of people. They sleep, chat, read books. They said there were 2,000 people in the subway station. There was a huge queue. We fed at least 500 people.
Today there was soup, 110 liters; drinks of two types, 80 liters; a lot of bread, two types; and three types of sweets. Oh, what an amazing bread we made—fragrant, nice smell. We also handed out Srila Prabhupada’s books. Filming inside was prohibited. There are entire communities living inside the trains. This war brought these people together. They became like one family. As we left, they simply clapped and thanked us very much.
One guy is reading Bhagavad-gita right now. Another guy came up to us and asked for a book. A lot of children. Everyone took sweets. I deliberately walked around the entire station and went into each train car to give food.
These are the situations that make many of us think about the meaning of life. If we ask the Lord to save our lives, then we must ask why. Who am I that He should save my life? Am I special? What have I done for the good of mankind? What have I done for the good of society? How do I live? Why do I live, and for whom? This question hangs right in the air above each of us. I am asking the Lord to save my life not so that I can just eat, sleep, go to the toilet, and spread hate and gossip on the Internet.
My life must be preserved in order for me to bring values ??to society. I must bring value to God and to people. We have to strive to bring to others the light of knowledge and the values ??of life. Many are offended by war, but war is just one aspect of this world. It teaches us to value our human life and not to waste it simply on animal needs. Man is not an animal. When a person begins to live like a beast, he is deeply dissatisfied and tries to settle down somewhere. War reminds us of the frailty of material existence. War teaches us to appreciate those we love, to see the needs of others. And so we live in a cocoon of marginal consumer relations, where a person’s life is needed only in order to satisfy their needs in a sophisticated way. And it loses its value.
Under normal circumstances, these 2,000 people would never have become a family. War teaches us to appreciate life and enjoy the simple things. Yes, this is a tough training. Mother nature already tried to inspire us naughty children with a whisper of love, then with the voice of conscience. It didn’t work out. And now we need a mouthful of suffering. May it sparkle with fresh colors of love, kindness, joy, abundance, and prosperity that we will share with the world. Appreciate your life and help others understand its value. Then there will be no wars in the world. Material nature will not need to resort to such harsh methods of teaching. And this will be only when the Supreme Lord is pleased with us.
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