However attractive and prosperous Lanka may appear, with all the treasures of the earth, I have no use for its attractions and wealth. We, who are born in the sacred land of Bharath, should be prepared to face whatever difficulties and hardships there may be in our country and use all our talents, knowledge and abilities to serve our country to the utmost and thereby uphold the good name of our country. Our ancients have declared that greed is the breeding ground of suffering. Many of them are coming back with barely the clothes with which they left. Wealth is evanescent, like a passing cloud.
Money comes and goes.
Morality comes and grows. It is unworthy of our people to give up their culture, their way of living, and their principles solely for making a living by selling their services to foreigners. This is totally un-Indian. It is insatiable greed which is today responsible for destroying the human quality in man. As long as desire is uncontrolled, you cannot discover the Atma.