ESSAY ON WRITE ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU WERE LATE FOR AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION.WORD LIMIT 300 TO 350 WORDS WITH PROPER INTRODUCTION TO CONCLUSION. NO SPAMMING PLEASE ❌ ❎
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It was Monday morning and life always seems to be hectic and buzzing with activity. Today was Prize Distribution day at our school and I was to give the welcome note and introductory speech at the Prize Distribution ceremony. This was an auspicious day and I had to reach school by 9:00 a.m. as the ceremony was to begin at 9:15 a.m. It was around 8:15 a.m. when I left my home for school. I thought I would be well in time for the ceremony. The chief guest for the day was our Chief Minister.
I was really excited since morning thinking about my first public speech in school with the whole school as my audience; and not to forget the Chief Minister. I was thinking about the function on my way to school. My father decided to drop me by car. Everything was going well till then. I was rehearsing my speech with my father as the car cruised along. I was enjoying the cool breeze that blew on my face as my father drove on. But then suddenly the car had to slow down as I noticed a traffic jam ahead.
Traffic jams were a usual affair in Kolkata. It was around 8:35 a.m. and I still thought that there was sufficient time. Generally I would reach school in twenty minutes. The car rolled slowly as the congestion only grew worse. I started to feel a bit of panic thinking about the function that was about to begin and here I was stuck in a puddle. The clock ticked by and soon it was 9:00 a.m. and I was still some distance away from the school. A truck had suddenly broken down and that had caused such a huge traffic jam. I was disgusted and did not know what to do.
Finally the traffic jam cleared and my father sped down the road and we finally reached the school. I wished my father good bye and rushed to the auditorium. The Prize distribution ceremony had already started. It was around 9:30 a.m. The welcome note was addressed by my friend since I was late and then even my name had already been called out to receive the prize, but I was not there. I was really sad and heart-broken since I had missed an opportunity to speak in front of the chief minister. What's more I had even lost the opportunity to collect my prize on stage.
Now I have learnt a lesson of being punctual. The traffic in Kolkata is generally smooth. But, during important days when time matters much I should have left earlier than taking things for granted. I learnt my lesson on punctuality that day. Punctuality is a virtue that needs to be cultivated in our lives.
So, on the day of the function, my mom started waking me up an hour before the usual time so that I can get ready with my attire for the day. Owing to my usual habit of waking up just in time, and knowing that all my things are set aside, I decided to go in for that “5 more minutes of sleep”. Then I finally got out of bed at my usual time (with just enough time to get ready) and started with the chores at the usual pace. (Snap) Just then I realized that I’ll have to go to my neighbour’s house so that I can get the saree draped by my Aunt (My mom had never worn a saree so she didn’t know how to drape it). I started panicking that very moment. I upped my pace and rushed to her house, but till then it was quite late. As a result, my school van left and I then had to go to school with my dad [I had to wake him up and request him to take me to school because the van had left, yet again ;-)]. I was already very late when I reached the school premises. The school captain was there to stop me as a late-comer, but seeing me clad in a saree she understood that I was a part of the morning assembly. So, she didn’t stop me and I started running towards the Auditorium (almost in tears, praying that I don’t fall on the way because of the long saree). As soon as I entered the auditorium, everyone started looking at me as I rushed towards backstage. And the moment I reached there, I realized that my part was already over. Seeing my class-teacher there, I literally broke down. She came up to me and consoled me saying it was alright. I was so embarrassed at that moment, that all I could do was cry and say “sorry mam” after
Often been late. It never hampered me much. Punctuality is a human construct and is overrated in my humble opinion.
I works on time without any hindrance. The people who are employed in armies and navies are given rigorous training to become disciplined and punctual. They pay no heed to any circumstances be it rain or thunder, they care about their punctuality.
Furthermore, punctuality pushes the person to achieve success at faster rates than others. We must develop this quality in children from an early age which will make it easy for everyone to lead a better life. When a person is punctual, they get utmost respect and admiration by society and reach greater heights than an unpunctual person.