We are not changing our philosophy because we become sick.

A similar thing happened on a morning walk in Vrindavan in 1974. Prabhupada had been speaking, and I said, "This reminds me of a teacher that I had when I was in the university, Srila Prabhupada." Prabhupada looked at me with a look that said, "This better be a good story."

Prabhupada and everybody else stopped walking, and I told the story of my big philosophy teacher who changed his philosophy when he became sick. Prabhupada had been sick at the time, and when I said that, Prabhupada laughed. He said, "We are not changing our philosophy because we become sick." He appreciated my story, but when I said things that were inappropriate, Prabhupada wouldn't hesitate to chastise me.