Punctual Zhang Baotong 2018.7.13

Lost things may be retrieved again, but lost time can never be regained. Time has more value than material things. Time is life itself, and those who are not punctual are not only wasting their own lives, but also the lives of others. Punctuality is disrespect to others. Think about it, if a person is invited to a dinner party, but he doesn't arrive on time, all the guests and hosts have to wait for him. This is very impolite behavior.

Punctuality is often a kind of observance, if you can't be punctual, then it is equivalent to losing your trust. I told such a story in the long story "The Fall of the Inca Empire". During the reign of the Inca king Pachacutec, there was a young man named Kalka in the province of Quechua, who was intelligent and industrious, but had nothing in his home but a dilapidated thatched hut. But he was mild-mannered, loyal and simple. He fell in love at first sight with the daughter of a local chieftain. The girl's name is Chaska, she is twenty-eight years old, and she is very beautiful. One day, Kalka plucked up the courage to ask the lord to marry his daughter. The lord replied tactfully, "You are a good young man, and I want my daughter to live with you." Although love is beautiful, marriage is very realistic. My daughter has been pampered since she was a child, and I am worried that she will not be able to endure hardships and stand hard work like you when she gets married. Kalka, of course, understood the implication of this, and said to the lord, "Give me a period of one year, and I will do my best to provide your daughter and my future wife with a satisfactory livelihood." Otherwise, I will reluctantly cut her love and persuade her to obey your arrangement. ”

While Chasca was waiting at home, many beautiful and handsome young men came to her, hoping to win the girl's favor. Among them was the son of a chieftain, who was also a respected young man. Chaska's parents were very happy with the young man. However, the lord, like all Indians, kept his word. He made two plans: first, he kept his promise to Kalka, and he hoped that Kalka would have a good life, because then he would make his daughter truly happy, and second, he made a statement to the chief, "Chief, I have made a pact with the young man named Kalka, that I will not be able to answer you until that deadline is reached. However, both elders decided that Kalka had no chance of success, so they agreed to actively prepare for the wedding, and if Kalka did not break the contract, they would marry their children, and if Kalka successfully returned, they would hold a wedding ceremony for Chaska and Kalka as a congratulatory gift.

Chasca looked forward to Kalka's return in the last days of the year laden with wealth and honor. However, I didn't hear anything from him for a long time. After leaving his sweetheart and hometown, Kalka went to work in a salt factory owned by an Inca prince on the coast of the empire. He was hard-working, honest and intelligent, and was soon promoted to the rank of director of the salt works, and the prince bestowed upon Kalka a great deal of gold and silver treasures, and granted him two months' marriage leave.

However, at this time, the rainy season is approaching, and the river is swollen and the road is interrupted. Even though he traveled day and night, it was slow. By the time we reached the Yugara River, the deadline was only one day away. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and in the face of the rolling river and torrent, it was as if he could see through the rain that Chaska was crying his name and blaming him for his incompetence and untrustworthiness.

On this day, preparations for Chaska's marriage were in full swing. Guests from afar and local villagers gather and laugh and wait as the wedding takes place at the first day of the sun. Unable to hear from Kalka and return, Chaska was already disheartened. Gradually, the sky is already bright, and the sun is about to rise. The send-offers have gathered in a circle in the hall next to the Temple of the Sun for young men and women to get married, and the royal nobles of the officiating royal family stand in the middle of the bride, next to the son of the chief, who is dressed as a bridegroom. Chaska felt the darkness and almost fainted.

Just as the first rays of the sun shone into the hall, the crowd suddenly burst into cheers, "Kalka, Kalka". At this time, the young and handsome Kalka appeared in front of the door of the hall. Chaska screamed and flew into Kalka's open arms.

The story tells us that if Kalka doesn't return to her lover on time, she will lose her forever and become a person who will be ridiculed and despised. Punctuality and punctuality are often seen as a matter of principle and integrity. Kant once went to visit a friend, and he made an appointment in advance. In order not to be late, he set off long in advance, but unfortunately there was a flood on the way, and the bridge over the river was washed away. Kant couldn't cross the river in a carriage, so he looked around for boats. But after searching for a long time and not finding it, seeing that the date time was approaching, he gave a farmer a lot of money and demolished his house to make a boat to cross the river. So that you are not late. Therefore, people called him a model of punctuality.

Punctuality and punctuality are a concept and a habit, not because he is really in a hurry because he is really on time. Among the friends I contacted, every time we went out together, some people always had to go out five minutes early, some people had to step on the spot, and some people were always three or two minutes late. I remember when I used to be a school secretary, I often had to take my teachers on trips and participate in activities. We were supposed to gather at 7:40 a.m. and leave at 8 a.m. sharp. However, some people did not see anyone until 8 o'clock. So, I called. When I received the call, I saw him coming in a hurry, but before he could get into the car, he said to me, "Secretary, no, I have to go and poop first." Then he ran to the toilet. So, the car full of people had to wait for him. There is also a friend who likes to play mahjong, and sometimes asks us to play mahjong at night. Because everyone has a good relationship, it's not good not to go if people make an appointment. However, when we arrived at the mahjong parlor, he had not yet arrived. As soon as I called, he said that he was in the car and was rushing this way, and asked us to wait for 20 minutes. The three of us waited together. However, 20 minutes passed, and the other person had not arrived, and when he called again, he said that he was still on the side of the bell tower. We couldn't help but sigh and had to wait another half hour. By the time everyone sat down at the mahjong table together, an hour had passed. Therefore, every time I go out in a group or make an appointment to play mahjong together, I have to give special advice to those who love to be late. In addition, I often check with the principal and find that those who are not late are not late for a semester, and those who like to be late are always late.

From what I've observed over the years, people who have worked in railroads are rarely late, but those who come from rural areas have a poor sense of time. People with a strong sense of time always have to arrive before the agreed time, while people with a poor sense of time like to grind and feel that being late for a while is nothing. This is also sometimes directly related to the discipline of discipline. I remember that after I was transferred from the Railway Education Commission to the Weiyang District Education Bureau, I attended the principal's secretary meeting for the first time. As a result, I arrived 10 minutes early, but by the time the meeting began, a third of the participants had not yet arrived. So, that meeting started exactly forty minutes late. The director was irritable and announced that whoever was late in the future would be named directly. After the roll call twice, the principal's secretary was rarely late.

In the past, it was often said that Japanese people were very punctual, and it was almost impossible to pick up people by car. I think it's amazing. Later, I learned that when the Japanese were picking up people, the car had already driven to a place not far from you and was waiting, and when the time came, the car drove in front of you. It makes you feel that the Japanese are very godly, and the concept of time is so good.

Whether it is a private matter or a business matter, whether it is a big or small matter, if you do not show up at the appointed time, there will be people who complain and disgust you, although people do not express it, but they pretend to be in their hearts, thinking that you are not a punctual and disciplined person, not a person who can be relied on and trusted. If this happens two or three times, then the impression becomes a fixed concept. For such a person, neither the leader nor his colleagues will entrust him with important tasks. Losing the trust of leaders and colleagues is more serious than any material loss.

If you are not punctual, if you make an appointment with someone, you are wasting that person's time, and if you are making an appointment with many people, you are wasting the time of many people, and you will be angry and disgusted by many people. Even the people and friends you have the best relationship with will be impatient with your tardiness. We have to go to work or meet people every day, and punctuality and punctuality are very important to us. If you want to be someone who makes others like, start with punctuality and punctuality.