Optimism is my primary emotion these days as I scan the planet and worldly affairs and weigh your accomplishments to date and picture how the future must unfold…At last your ISKCON has emerged to the sun above all others, a mighty oak standing alone to nourish and guide the world. Prabhupada, you brought the dying spark of sanatana-dharma to this dried out husk of Kali-yuga, and created a wonderful, unstoppable forest fire in high winds. As the disenchantment and futility of material striving increase in this difficult age, the more intelligent in human society will certainly see Krishna consciousness as the only source of pure truth left. With so much momentum, your mission cannot fail.