In plain words
That is why hardships can bring us boundless honour, fame and standing, and joy. But man will not accept hardship or sorrow in the least. This is a great mistake. If we are to recognise the secret of human life, we must go through both hardship and happiness. Without going through this, we cannot experience true Śānti and Ānanda. If we are to experience the Ānanda that is true and eternal, we must face hardships and losses. Between two pains lies one happiness. The person who has recognised this truth does not sink at all under hardships. He does not swell up at all at pleasures and joys. But the man of today ruins his lasting fame for the sake of mean, petty, fleeting joys. To gain a fleeting joy he loses his lasting fame. Man falls into disgrace. What is the reason? He goes down the wrong road for petty things. You may call it the influence of Kali. Or you may call it the influence of today's modern society. The man of today labours beyond measure for petty things alone, but makes no effort at all for lasting happiness, for what is steady. A small example. Buses run from one village to another. In a bus there are 50 seats. For the twenty rupees that come in, he takes 70 people into a bus of 50 seats. But he looks to the two rupees that come in, and does not see that the tyre will puncture. In the same way man goes down the wrong road over petty worldly matters and loses his lasting fame.
How should a young man be? What must a young man be like, if he is to win lasting good fame? What should our sight be like? What should our hearing be like? What should our words be like? These three we must first of all keep under control. Just because you have eyes, you must not look at everything. These eyes must look at what they should look at; to look at everything is impure. This takes the form of great sin.