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 So, when you mentioned sunlight, something rang a bell in my mind, but I could not think of the worlds immediately. They did come back to me later on. In one of our Vedas which is the earliest existing literature in the world, found this little quotations: “As the lotus gets its radiance with the rise of the sun in the same way the thoughts of friends are auspicious and bring prosperity”.

 So let us hope words of friends which have been spoken in this room will bring prosperity. Of course, your country is already very prosperous, but we hope that this prosperity will be shared with those who have not got it, and that you will also more to another king of prosperity, shall I say, receptivity which enables people to enjoy prosperity. You have the material prosperity. We find in many countries there is prosperity, but somehow people are not enjoying it. They are looking for something else, but they don't know that they are looking for.

 I sincerely share that wish, not only as a person, but on behalf of the Government and, indeed, the entire people of India, who have very great admiration and friendship for the people of the United States.

 I have said how much our people inspired during our freedom struggle by the words of great Americans, and afterwards also by the many deeds of your scientists and others to add to the world’s knowledge and progress.

 In India, although many of us think forward into the future, when we want something to say, we invariably look back into the past. There is always some word or sentence written thousands of years ago that could very well have been written today. There are some times less parts of our history (as I am sure you have in America) and some great ideals, which we would like to keep no matter what other progress there is. what other advances mankind make.

 So, it is important to have things, but just as important to know how to enjoy them, and how, through them, to share the enjoyment with others.

 I would like to thank you once again for your invitation which has made pay visit possible and given me the opportunity of having very useful and interesting talks with you, Mr. President, and tomorrow, I hope to have with some others, and of being present at this very gracious function in this lovely room with so many distinguished people.

 May I ask you all to join in a toast to the health of the President and the various First Lady, the future of the great people of the United States, and on friendship between our two countries?