Isaac the Procrastinator
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[edit] General information
Theme: Procrastination, laziness
Scripture: Proverbs 10:4 See more with this reference
[edit] Summary
After Isaac lets some of his projects drag, Whit helps him get over his procrastination with an interesting method.
[edit] Plot
Isaac is doing a lot of heavy-duty praying. He has a report due today. It's not ready, so Isaac is praying that God will let the bell ring before his teacher calls on him to deliver it. Amazingly, that’s exactly what happens now, Isaac has the weekend to finish the report.
But Lucy finds Isaac in the mall on Saturday morning, looking at books on space travel. She confronts him about it. Then Lucy asks if Isaac has done any work on their joint geometry project, which is due in a week. He hasn’t, but he promises to get to it immediately. Isaac leaves to go directly to the library. But before he can get there, he is distracted by a hot Zappazoids tournament.
Meanwhile, Lucy goes to Whit's End, where she learns that Isaac owes yet another project to Dale Jacobs! Lucy and Dale are ready to dump Isaac, but Whit asks them to be patient. He has a plan to cure Isaac of his procrastination.
The next day, Isaac comes into Whit’s End. Whit convinces Isaac that he is suffering from a disease, chronic procrastinitus. Whit says he has the only known treatment for it, so Isaac begs for a dose of the medicine. Whit hands him the treatment. Isaac drinks it down and almost immediately feels it working! He instantly starts a flurry of work, completing Dale Jacobs’s project in just a few hours.
Isaac is amazed at the effectiveness of Whit’s treatment, until Whit tells Isaac that it was only lemonade. ‘Chronic procrastinitus’ is just a fancy term for laziness. The reason Isaac was able to complete the work so quickly was because he finally decided to just do it. Isaac has learned his lesson and promises to, in the future, perform his tasks right away.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Why did Isaac keep putting off his work?
- How does God feel about laziness?
- What’s the best way to combat procrastination?
[edit] Cast
[edit] Notes
- The actor for Whit was out of town when “Isaac the Procrastinator” was recorded, so all of his lines had to be recorded “wild” (separately) and added in later.
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[edit] Resources
Isaac the Procrastinator on whitsend.org
Isaac the Procrastinator on AIOHQ.com
Isaac the Procrastinator on AIO Soda Fountain
