On punctuality

[00:05.33]5.On Punctuality [00:11.65]A punctual person is in the habit of doing everything at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. [00:20.59]The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do with the proper time. [00:28.28]He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. There is a proverb that says, [00:38.06]“Time flies never to be recalled”. This is very true. [00:43.58]A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. [00:54.52]In fact time is life itself, and the unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his own valuable asset as well as others’. [01:06.46]The unpunctual man is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, [01:12.22]or to return calls, or to keep appointments promptly. [01:17.09]But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. [01:26.19]He knows that he can not get through his immense amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every appointment promptly [01:33.59]and deal with every piece of work when it has to be attended to... [01:39.04]Failure to be punctual is a sign of disrespect towards others. [01:44.23]If a person is invited to a dinner and arrives later than expected, [01:49.14]he keeps all the other guests and the host waiting for him alone. This is great impoliteness. [01:58.33]Unpunctuality is very harmful when it comes to doing one’s duty, [02:03.33]whether private or public. [02:05.70]Imagine how it would be if those who are entrusted with important tasks [02:10.44]failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. [02:14.67]A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. [02:22.84]And the unpunctual man is a source of annoyance both to others and to himself. （source： http://online2.tingclass.net/lesson/shi0529/0009/9349/5.lrc） want of 缺乏