You did not listen to, like one on death-bed neglecting wholesome medicine. It is now that you relies those words spoken by the righteous.
न शुश्रूषसि तद् वाक्यं मर्त्यः पथ्यमिवौषधम्। तदेव त्वामनुप्राप्तं वचनं साधुभाषितम्॥