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David was a young boy who always believed there was plenty of time.
Whenever his mother asked him to help at home, he would say, “Later.”
Whenever his father advised him to take his studies seriously, he would reply, “I still have time.”
Even when his best friend, Samuel, asked him to join him in studying for their examination, David would smile and say, “There is no need to worry. We have many days.”
David loved playing games on his phone. He could spend hours playing while his books remained untouched on the table.
His parents warned him many times.
“David, you will regret this one day,” his mother said.
But David never listened.
One morning, their teacher entered the classroom and announced that the final examination would begin in two weeks.
The whole class became serious.
Samuel started studying every evening. He asked questions, read his books and practised past questions.
David, however, continued with his normal life.
“Why are you studying so much?” he asked Samuel.
Samuel looked at him and said, “Because I don't want to regret it later.”
David laughed.
“I will study when the examination is close.”
Two weeks passed quickly.
The examination finally arrived.
David opened his question paper and suddenly became quiet.
The questions looked strange to him. He knew he had seen some of them before, but he had never taken the time to understand them.
He looked around the classroom.
Samuel was writing confidently.
David tried his best, but there was very little he could remember.
When the results were released, David failed several subjects.
He walked home slowly that afternoon.
His mother looked at his face and immediately knew something was wrong.
“You failed?” she asked gently.
David nodded.
For the first time, he had no excuse.
That evening, he sat alone in his room. His books were lying on the table, exactly where he had left them weeks ago.
He remembered every warning from his parents.
He remembered every time Samuel had asked him to study.
He remembered all the hours he had wasted playing games.
Then he whispered to himself, “I wish I had known.”
But deep inside, David knew the truth.
He had known.
He simply believed there would always be more time.
The next morning, David woke up early. He put his phone aside and opened his books.
His mother entered the room and smiled.
“Are you ready to start again?”
David nodded.
“Yes, Mum. I cannot change yesterday, but I can change what I do today.”
From that day, David became more serious. He studied little by little every day. When he did not understand something, he asked for help.
Months later, another examination came.
This time, David was prepared.
When the results were released, he had passed all his subjects.
He ran home with tears of joy in his eyes.
His mother hugged him proudly.
David smiled and said, “I almost lost my future because I thought I had plenty of time.”
He looked at his books and remembered the lesson he would never forget:
Sometimes, the biggest mistake we make is waiting for tomorrow to do what we should do today.
And whenever someone told him, “There is still time,” David would always answer:
“Yes, but time does not wait for anyone.”