Every day we go on with life, and the truth is that we make mistakes on a daily basis. Some mistakes are costly, while others are easy to correct. As normal human beings, every mistake we make should serve as a lesson we learn from.
A particular task was supposed to be completed by me the week before last, and I wasn’t too busy that week, but I kept procrastinating, telling myself that I would do it. Every day that I was supposed to handle the task, I postponed it to another day, hoping for a perfect moment before the week ran out. But the week passed, and I didn’t do it.
Last week became very busy, and I tried everything possible to create time to complete the task, but other activities took over all my time. On top of that, I had exams to administer to my students, meaning I had many scripts to mark and recordings to make, which made the week hectic.
At this point, I knew there was no way to escape or procrastinate any longer. I had to shift all the work to Saturday, which meant I couldn’t attend any event I had planned for that day. I started handling the task at 5 a.m., and a friend came around to help me, which sped up the work. However, I still had to continue the task late into the night, and I eventually slept around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. I also woke up very early to prepare for church, and I felt extremely tired and stressed during the service. Although I didn’t complete all of the work, I managed to finish a good part of it and will continue with the remaining tasks this week.
This experience has once again reminded me that procrastination is dangerous. Let us always ensure we do what we are supposed to do on time.
