Charlene was surprised to hear the class project was due in two days. "How is that even possible?" she thought to herself. It seemed like she had so much more time for this assignment. She looked over the notes she had taken earlier. "Hmm... I started off good....why did I just stop trying?" Well she had two full days to pull off this assignment. She always worked well under pressure. She felt somewhat confidant she could pull this off.
For the next two days she completely dedicated herself to the project. As the hours passed by, she began to feel less and less confidant. She could have done so much more if she hadn't waited until the last minute. She had so many good ideas, but she completely underestimated how much time she needed. At the end of the two days, she looked at her project. She was underwhelmed. She knew she could have done so much better.
As she approached the teacher's assistant, she had an idea. "What if I just begged for a little more time?" Charlene wondered. "Excuse me, I was wondering if I could get a little extra time to work on my project? I have a few more great ideas that I didn't get around to researching."
"I'm sorry, Charlene, I'm not in charge of the timing. You did understood the importance of this project, right?"
"Yes, I just have so much more to do. This will definitely affect my future, and I feel I could do better than this, if I just had a little more time."
"You know you are not the first to feel this way. It's funny how many people feel they could have done better. The student before you said he had only worked on the project for seventy eight years. Every day he devoted himself to it, and he thought he could still do more, too. I'm sure if you put your heart into it, you have nothing to worry about."
The tears in Charlene's eyes silently steamed down her cheeks. She hadn't put her heart into it. She hadn't given it the time or thought it deserved. She had waited until the last minute, and it was disappointing. She handed the Teacher's assistant Peter her life's project entitled "How I Love God". She had hoped to have had gathered so many more examples. She was so disappointed with herself.
"Charlene, wait right here. The Teacher is going to go over everything with you. Good luck!" Peter smiled and then walked away.
Dumbfounded, Charlene sunk into the nearby chair. She closed her eyes and searched her memory bank. She wondered what she ever thought was more important than showing God how much she loved Him. Oddly, she viewed her life so much differently from that chair.
-Susan
