Yesterday as I walked across campus between my classrooms, I overheard a brief fragment of conversation between two students. I knew nothing about the context; I simply caught this:
I'm so far behind, I haven't even started. I am the most behind person. I'm more behind than anyone else.And then they were gone, past earshot, as other students streamed past.
I still don't know the context. Was this student behind on a project? Had she not started a draft for a paper? Had she procrastinated studying for an exam? I have no idea.
But I do know this:
As I continued to my office, mulling over how I should have more items crossed off my to-do list, I relaxed a little. I wasn't as behind as I might think. Because that person I just passed? She was more behind than anyone else, including me.
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