Tomorrow is Another Day”. Or is It?

“Tomorrow is Another Day”. Or is It? “I know you’re in a hurry now, but you definitely need a filling in your upper 8^th tooth as soon as possible, Ilhom. It has the beginnings of a cavity in it. It may get bigger and cause more serious problems.” These words still echoed in Ilhom’s ears as he waited in a long queue at the dentist’s, trying to manage his toothache. No matter how worried he was, every time he thought seriously about visiting his dentist, there was always something more important to do. “Right, I’ll do it next weekend!” was replaced by “Oh, I’m free on Wednesday after lunch” and then Wednesday noon turned into “Tomorrow morning! No matter what!” Not surprisingly, “Tomorrow” became “This evening – definitely!” which then turned into “No way, I’m too tired for this today” or “This business dinner is more important than my tooth”. Ilhom’s wish to turn back the clock because of all the pain and the time he had wasted suddenly doubled when the dentist told him about the consequences of his procrastination: the tooth had to be taken out. “I’ll never leave anything until later anymore!” promised Ilhom to himself, unaware that this promise would be broken that very day, with his decision to “…finish the Progress Report tomorrow. It’s not due until 17.00 anyway.”