while you are still alive; x {yar 'gro mar 'gro'i sa mtshams rta kha srab kyis bsgyur ba dang 'dra nges pa de da res gson pa'i skabs 'di nyid yin} the turning point, the only time that you really can direct yourself up or down as if steering a horse with the reins, is right now, while you are still alive