The second man's excuse was his family. It doesn't have to be something big to keep you from fully following Jesus. I awoke one morning with a terrible pain in my eye. I went to the Optometrist who spent a great deal of time examining my eye. Then she reached in with a swab and said there it is.
Small things can cause big troubles.
I'm glad that I decided to go to the specialist instead of to my neighbor, or worse, myself. We shouldn't be trying to do the work of the Great Physician on ourselves or on others. The book Evangelism by EG White, says that Satan delights in causing small problems. Those intent on waiting for their problems to cease on their own or those who try to take care of them on their own are the spiritually dead waiting to bury the dead that Jesus spoke of. The past few sermons have been like a shout from the walls that our Master is near.