I Don’t Have Enough Time

             Many people would complain, “I don’t have enough time”.

            My mom told me this morning, “I need to go to the grocery and buy food, home supplies, etc. I also have an appointment with Atty. Green at 11AM. The Parents-Teachers Association scheduled a meeting today as well. Later today, your little brother has a soccer game that I would like to watch because I want to support him. Also, because I owe it to him since I wasn’t there during his last game. Oh, I really don’t have enough time…Can you do the others for me? Maybe you could bring these cookies that Mrs. Fields ordered? Would you also pick up your little sister from school on your way home? Thank you, dear! I love you. I would not handle everything smoothly without your help. ”

            Furthermore, my teacher used to say, “I have so many subjects/courses, and therefore, I also have so many students. I prepare exams, I correct countless assignments, I prepare lesson plans continuously, I compute grades, etcetera!  So please, I ask you once again, that if you cannot submit your essay that’s typewritten, then at least, write legibly, clearly, and avoid erasures as well. I don’t have enough time to scrutinize, dissect, analyze, or figure out what it is that you have written in your papers because frankly, I don’t have enough time!”

            Finally, my fiancée would pout and say, “I feel so tired. There are just so many things to do in Medical School.” Then he would speak over and over about his demanding father, who would nag him about achieving extremely high grades, so that he would be worthy enough to run their businesses including several hospitals, nursing homes, as well as small clinics. In addition to that, he works part-time in one of their nursing homes, as part of his training as well. He said he misses his band, playing music in some of the best bars in the city. He misses me as well since we have not been able to go out recently. In fact it has been a long time since we had dinner together; watched a movie; walked around the park; shopped for groceries, school supplies, clothing; had coffee etc. It’s been a long time since we had a long talk as well. All these happened because I don’t have enough time as well.           

Reference

University of Victoria. (n.d.). Model of an Illustrative Essay. Retrieved October 11, 2007

            from http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/Sample/Advanced/unit1/u1_model.htm