fɔːɹ ðɪs ɹˈiːzən, bˈuːdɪst tˈiːtʃɚz sˈeɪ ðæt wˈʌnz pɹˈɛzənt kəndˈɪʃən æz ɐ hjˈuːmən ʃˌʊd biː vˈæljuːd vˈɛɹi hˈaɪli, ænd nˌɑːt ɐlˈaʊd tə slˈaɪd bˈaɪ, æz ðə kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv ɛɡzˈɪstəns æz ɐ hjˈuːmən ænd ðə pɹˈɛzəns əvə bˈuːdəz tˈiːtʃɪŋ mˈeɪ nˌɑːt kˈʌm ɐɡˈɛn fɚɹə vˈɛɹi lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm.
For this reason, Buddhist teachers say that one's present condition as a human should be valued very highly, and not allowed to slide by, as the combination of existence as a human and the presence of a Buddha's teaching may not come again for a very long time.