You always do what I say
In a letter Prabhupada wrote, "You are not a good manager, but I keep you on the GBC because you always do what I say."
Another time, when there was some corruption in the New York City temple management, Gopal Krishna suggested I could be in charge. Prabhupada said, "No, Satsvarupa is a perfect gentleman, but he cannot manage." There was always that theme and understanding by Prabhupada that I wasn't a good manager but I was a perfect gentleman. I liked his estimation of me. It was savvy but sweet, that he liked me. He thought that I did what he wanted to my capacity, but I couldn't manage my way out of a paper bag.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 4 by Siddhanta Dasa
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