I was waiting at the reception to see the dentist. I thought of maximizing that waiting time. So I flipped out my laptop. I was ready to go. Then, she called my name. Why I had to be there at all? Oh! I forgot to tell you that. I went to fix and fill a tooth. You’re wondering, what’s the connection between my dental appointment and you; and the topic. Great question! I got involved in a slight sporting accident while in high school. I was playing soccer. It happened that, I could see that ball up in the air. I got in line for it. Just then, another guy was coming for it with his leg. We competed in mid air. He thought it best to kick with leg. I felt it was best to use the head. We both went all out for it. I hit it with my head but then... he hit my jaw. I got my lip bruised, bloody and battered. The lower lip cracked in two. I went down on my knee. I wept. I groan. The pain was agonizing. Some of the players ran away leaving the victim and his hitter. I thought I was in another world. Blinded by pain, covered with stain, I heard apologies. It was too late to cry further.
I didn’t see any doctor since then. It was sixteen years ago. I had left it to heal itself. Rather, it did not. It died. It stayed with potential to harbor germs. It happened to you also. You refused to do what you were supposed to do. You forgot to do something important. It led to a chain reaction. You lost more than you can imagine. Has it ever happened to you? They gave me a deadline to operate that root canal, shortly after that visit sixteen years after. I had to do this in two days. The root canal had been stuffed up with something which only the dentists understand. The Surgeon warned. You must go back to the other dentist within one month or two. You can’t risk it this way over two months. Suddenly what I had been able to manage for sixteen years can’t be managed for two months. I had to seal it up. I had to finish the healing process. I had to finish the operation. The schedule was tight. Time was short. Life became busier. I can’t procrastinate. Delay may become too costly. Finally I made the call. I went back to the other dentist who refereed me to the root canal surgeon. I had gone back and forth within the same industry based on specialty of the dentists so as to fill and fix my teeth.
Meanwhile, if I had waited longer, a certain benefit would no longer be valid. I wouldn’t be covered in terms of the cost. The time may speed by pretty fast that, I would not have the chance to go fix it. The duration may elapse. If I had not gone, i would have been going over a sweet bone at lunch. It would have turned out too difficult to crack. It may slip through the dentition’s grip and hit this particular tooth so badly. It may get hurt. A chocolate may just stuck and breed bacteria. Germs may grow underneath. I may wake up one morning and lo. That tooth had not only gone. But it is now taking more teeth along with it. Then you my friend may be going through my photographs and find some lost teeth and feel I was smoking pot till i lost all my teeth. Then, the next time you want to snap a group photograph. You look here and there to make sure I was not in sight to disfigure your photograph.
I know that you may not have any problem with your teeth. There may be no decay in your gum. But you probably have a situation that has the tendency of getting complicated and even costing you more money than you can imagine.You either do it now or you regret. Taking bold steps has not been easy for everyone. With me, it took sixteen years for one tooth. Thankfully i did it.So, do it. Do your own impending assignment. Do it anyway. Just do it! Go where you ought to go. Get down right away. Don’t leave anything to chance. Don’t leave things undone. Any unfinished business may cost you much more.
