write an account of a morning when everything went wrong and you learnt a lesson on punctuality
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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
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The morning when everything went wrong.
It was the morning which I can never - ever forget. It was when my alarm failed to ring on time and I woke up late in the morning. There were exactly fifteen minutes for me to get ready to go to school. I hurried up and took the breakfast. While finishing up my breakfast in a minute and a half, I spilled the juice on the table. Mother has this habit of cleaning up your own mess. Thus, I reached late to the bus stop. There is a ditch near the bus stop and so it had to happen on that day that I tripped and fell in that ditch and now I knew what to expect at school. But that was later. Right in front of my eyes I saw the bus leaving and children making faces at me.
I went back home to say to dad to drop me at the school in his car. In return I got a nice scolding. Finally I managed to get in the school campus a minute before the bell rang. After the assembly Ms. Sharma took a surprise test of history and history was the last subject I had planned to prepare. I knew what the marks I will get. Next period, there was a substitution. I felt happy and kept my head on my folded arms. It didn't take a minute to sleep and even wake up by a strong knock. It was Ms. Sneha,a child's worst nightmare. So, I had to stand out of the class, the whole day. Finally the lunch bell rang. As I stepped towards the canteen something told me I was inviting more danger on my head. While returning from school in front of the bus I came to know that the two buses that went through the same way had broken down and all the children had been stuffed into this one. I went home somehow and after lot of difficulties finally the day ended. From that day I never woke up late not even on SUNDAYs!