The vicious attack of time (Srimad Bhagavatam #70)

Every conditioned soul lives in a fort that is being constantly attacked by a powerful enemy, the irresistible force of time, which no one can stop. It is just a matter of time until the city falls, but still, Purañjana, the conditioned soul, continued to simply enjoy life together with the senses and desires, without caring for the future. Just like Purañjana, materialists prefer to ignore death until the last moment, believing that somehow or other, they will be able to avoid it. When the time comes, they are surprised. Just as a king collects taxes and thus enjoys life, we use the facilities of the body. There are billions of cells and other living entities in a human body, and they all perform their respective duties for the maintenance of the body. When we use this body to practice devotional service, they are all benefited, but when we misuse it for sinful activities, we have to face responsibility. We may think that it is our body and therefore we can do anything we want, but it is not like that. This attitude is similar to a king who just plunders the citizens instead of performing his duties. Get full access to Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa) at www.ccdas.net/subscribe