{"id":1012,"date":"2023-01-06T00:43:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2023-01-06T00:43:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:43:03","slug":"better-late-than-never","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/2023\/01\/06\/better-late-than-never\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Late Than Never"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Better late than never is one of the oldest English idioms.\u00a0 It emphasizes the importance of finishing a project even if it\u2019s finished later than the original deadline.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, today that is true of my weekly blog!<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I was thinking about this idiom and what I could say about it I wondered how often it\u2019s true and how often it may be very untrue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The examples I thought of today all dealt with extreme situations. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A sick or injured person or pet needs to get help as quickly as possible.\u00a0 A delay could result in disaster or even death.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A delay in going to see a loved one who is fatally ill could mean that you are \u201ctoo late\u201d to see or talk with that person. \u00a0In that case, late is NOT better and it\u2019s actually the NEVER part!<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, this idiom is almost always used in less dire circumstances, like this blog being posted late.\u00a0 Or a student being late turning in a paper or project.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes, however, it\u2019s not true even for the example of a student being late with a project.\u00a0 The teacher could refuse to accept the overdue project which, for the student, would mean it was NOT better late!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you ever late completing projects or chores?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you late often?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Does it matter if you are later than the original deadline?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I suspect it depends on the project or chore.\u00a0 Would you agree with that statement?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing and posting my weekly blog on time is important as a matter of discipline.\u00a0 But I don\u2019t believe that anyone is going to suffer if it\u2019s a half a day late. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Even my self-diagnosed OCD self will get over it and go on to the next project!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You are encouraged to comment on this and any of my other blog posts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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