"If" is a word that provides excuse from fault. It's a cushion, a just in case & sometimes, even premeditated copout. "Have a bk up IF I'm not bk in time"....C'mon, u know you're gonna be late...just tell me to get another ride, right? LOL! A small word, w/so many uses & meanings. It's also used in negotiations & ultimatums..."If u don't (blank), then I'm gonna (blank)!" The famous if-then statements! What about the wanting IF…like Janet, Ms. Jackson if ya nasty (wink) "If I was ur girl oh the things I'd do to u"... "IF" is a peculiar, yet powerful word with many functions. Exercise caution and be wise when using it. Excuses are tools of incompetence which build monuments of nothingness; and those who specialize in using them are seldom good at anything else. And wishing is wonderful, but faith without works is DEAD. Get up and get motivated people! LOOK AT THE STATE OF THE WORLD, GUYS! Do u think there's a lotta time for "IF"?