In plain words
For teaching, age is not what matters, nor is it the measure. Caste and lineage are no support for us. Wealth is not needed.
Of whose lineage was Vālmīki? In what village was Nanda born? On earth, how much wealth did Kucela have? What learning did the king of elephants have? On earth, how old was Dhruva? How much strength did Śabarī have? How generous a mind did Vidura have? How much cleverness did the monkey have?
All this came through prayer to God alone, through Prema for God alone. They earned this worth. The monkey is simply the birthplace of fickleness, the name it is given. But his faith in Rāma alone could bring him every strength. Hanumān was virtuous and strong; yet, though he was such a one, he did not rely on his own strength or his own virtues, but poured out his all on Rāma alone. He was greatly virtuous. Very strong. Greatly serene; that is why all the titles were his. When such a one entered Laṅkā, all the rākṣasas question him. "Such a small monkey, and with such great strength you conquer the rākṣasas in so many ways: who are you, sir?" they asked. He did not show off his own strength, his own virtues or his serenity at all. He said only one thing. Dāsohaṃ Kosalendrasya. "I am the servant of Rāmacandra," he said. Now, if someone asks one of our people, "Who are you, sir?", we go on reciting "I so and so" and our degrees from ABC to Z. They tell of ever so many other things too. Unless he tells all of these, he gets no strength. Are these strengths? These are weaknesses. They are not worth a farthing. Once the positions are gone, even if they are put up for sale in the bazaar, there will be no buyers. Your true strength, your true position, is the form of the Ātma. To declare, "I am a son of immortality, a portion of God", is itself true honour. We must try to recognise such courage and daring and the true nature. If our work succeeds, we bow to God, these days. If our work fails, we take the photo down and put it away inside. For the sake of these desires, will you experience union with God and separation from Him?