Hurry to the Hearing Center Next Time

Sometimes people make the error of putting off certain things. They either procrastinate, put the issue on the back burner or they completely disregard it altogether. Although this type of behavior doesn't always produce a fatal outcome, it can cause problems and disappointments.

Take a man who wears a hearing aid in one of his ears, for example. He'd been having trouble with it for the past few days and it was in serious need of repair. Although he realized this, he didn't want to spend money getting it repaired at the local hearing center. Besides, he was trying to save his funds to fulfill one of his dreams of one day attending a professional basketball game to see some of his favorite players.

So, he decided to work to fix the device on his own. He researched for hours on end, trying to figure out how to fix it. After about a day or two, he determined that he was prepared enough to put his skills to the test. When he finally put the aid back in his ear, he found that it hadn't gotten any better.

However, he still refused to take it to the hearing center to be repaired. So, he decided to hold off and just depend on his one good ear, until he figured out how to fix the device.
One day, he was sitting on the couch watching a movie when his cell phone began to ring. He couldn't hear it because it was sitting on the table in the kitchen and his bad ear was turned in that direction. So, he wasn't able to hear the ringing. Moments later he ended up falling asleep. He finally woke up after a few hours and decided to check his phone for missed calls. He noticed that he had missed several calls from one of his good friends.

"I knew I should've had the phone on the other side, so I could hear it," he said. "I wonder what he wants. I hope it wasn't an emergency."

So, he called his friend back.

"Hey man, sorry I missed your call," he told his friend. "What's going on?"

"I wish you would've answered earlier because you really missed out," said his friend.

"What are you talking about?" he asked anxiously. "What did I miss?"

"Well, someone at my job gave me two tickets to the basketball game tonight," said his friend. "I was calling to see if you wanted to go, but you didn't answer the phone. So, I gave yours away."

The man let out a loud sigh and put head into his palm.
"Are you serious?" he asked disappointingly. "I feel like a complete idiot."

"What happened?" his friend asked. "You're usually good about answering your phone. I'm sorry you missed it, because it was awesome."

After hanging up with is friend and telling him about this hearing aid fiasco, he went straight for the telephone book to locate the nearest hearing center.