In plain words
If that very help were lacking to the child, he too would have lain in a state where he could not speak, like a beast. Whatever habits the beasts born in the forests, grown up in the forests and roaming in the forests may have, those very habits stay with those beasts. But any circus man, or anyone who gives special instruction, takes such beasts to himself and, through special training, brings them to an excellent state. Birds too: when we keep them near us, then through being taught some kinds of speech, through practice, through that company, through that friendship, they too set about speaking some kinds of words clearly. So, whatever sacred, divine life we hope to live, we must set about, in keeping with that hope and in a fitting way, making friends with the good, listening to the words of the good, following the life of the good and walking in the footsteps of the good. This is a fine age for leading such a life. At such a sacred age, we must set about developing sacred feelings, a sacred culture, a sacred dedication and a sacred life. At this age we must hold time to be most sacred and, without wasting time, set about service to the country, service to mother and father, and making a name for our culture. Otherwise, there is no meaning at all in our wasting time, joining bad company, roaming the bazaar like dogs, howling like jackals, and wasting our life. Time waste is life waste. To waste time is itself to waste life. When we inquire well into the influence of satsaṅga, there is the chance to attain so much divinity. A small example of this. The dispositions of the good, the conduct of the good and the words of the good are always sweet, honourable and glorious. That is like a shining fire. When we bring a coal that is dark within and set it beside such a shining fire, however far its company with that fire reaches, that whole part of this coal becomes bright.