Fortunate and unfortunate

One young man, who used to help me distribute advertisements of our
bhakti-yoga club meetings at the universities, sincerely asked you, “Srila
Prabhupada, what is the position of a person who wants to be a devotee, but
due to his material attachment, just can’t seem to take to it?” The question
was an admittance of his own position at the time. He liked Krsna
consciousness and the association of devotees, but didn’t commit himself as
your other followers happily did. With a gentle wave of your hand, you
caringly replied, “Some are fortunate, and some are not”. That was enough
and all that you answered him.
Dasaratha Dasa, Srila Prabhupada Tributes 2012, p. 212.