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It is said that time and tide wait for none. Time is always marching. Those who do not march with time are always lagging behind it. Time is divided into years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds. A person who does not care for these fractions of time, loses the race of life. He woefully remains behind while the others go marching. The caravan of life goes on without rest. If we do not move with it, it will leave us behind. Then we will only be lost in the cloud of dust raised by this moving caravan. Punctuality is a way of accepting the importance of time. Many people do not value time. They are always late for works, appointments, etc. They cannot work according to deadlines. They go on postponing things on one pretext or the other. One of the most common pretexts is that of mood. They often wait for the right mood or inspiration to set them working. This disease of mood makes them lazy and they cannot progress in life. Such people are generally failures in life. According to a writer, success in any enterprise is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent inspiration. They are not punctual in their work. Their irregular working habits make them lazy. Punctuality is a great virtue. This is particularly true in dealing with others. One should never be late for appointments or meetings. If you tell a person that you will meet him at 4.00 pm and keep him waiting till six in the evening, you are not only wasting his time, but also giving a very poor impression of yours to him. By not caring for the time of a person, you are actually showing that you do not care for him. In India, this disease is particularly severe. It is often jokingly said that being one or two hours late is the Standard Indian Time. We see the example of this disease everywhere. At functions, the chief guests, particularly ministers, come very late. They think it a privilege to keep people waiting for them. Trains and buses very rarely depart or reach on time. At parties, people reach late so that they would be cheered by others people. Otherwise, they would have to clap for those who come after them. Some girls in co-educational colleges, deliberately come into classroom late so that when they enter the classroom everyone will look at them. If we look at the lives of the successful people, we will see that they valued time greatly. They never wasted time. If we keep wasting time, time will waste us. A great benefit of punctuality is that it casts a good impression on others. It shows your sincerity and honesty. You should also always make a point to reach a few minutes earlier than the fixed time. While travelling to work or other engagements, you should make an allowance for traffic jams and other exigencies. That is to say that you should plan your affairs in such a way that you are not even on time, but always in time. Many candidates have lost jobs because they reached for the interviews late. Sometimes they missed the trains for going to the place of interview. In short, not being punctual results in the loss of many opportunities in life. We should cultivate the habit of regulating our life according to the clock. Those who are forgetful, should make notes in diaries, slips, etc. to remind them what to do at what time. Only those people who are punctual will rise and progress in life.
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