Originally Posted by asddsa

Procrastination is the thief of time
It is rightly said that the time and tide wait for no one.
Hmmm, improve this sentence.

The structure doesn't seem correct to me, hmm. In these types of sentences, try to insert the "name" or the the object that you are referring to before the comma, just it. Since you were talking about the opportunity, it should have followed the comma. So in this case, change your sentence. For example: Once expired and not availed, the opportunity...OR you can simply start your sentence with "the individual" etc etc

A best example, in the context of Pakistan is the procrastination of operation against militants-in north Waziristan. Our former DG-ISPR has himself admitted the cost borne by the nation due to the delaying of the operation against militants. Had it begun a year or two before, a few more lives and properties might have been protected (or saved). But as the famous saying goes, ''no gain crying over spilt milk.''

Originally Posted by asddsa

Procrastination is the thief of time

It is rightly said that the time and tide wait for no one. The time is actually opportunity; coming in an individual's life rarely. Beside its scarcity, opportunity is also temporary. Once it is expired and not availed, an individual must be fateful enough to recreate similar opportunity. A best example, in the context of Pakistan, is procrastinating of operation against militants-in north Waziristan. Our former DG-ISPR himself admitted the cost beard by the nation due to delaying the operation against militants. Had it been a year or two before, few more lives and properties might have been protected. But as the famous saying, ''no gain crying over spilt milk.''