Time is precious

 

The famous general, Napoleon Bonaparte, once invited some of his general to dine with him but as they did not arrive at the given time, he began to eat without waiting for them. They arrived when he was just about to finish his meal. Napoleon rose from his chair, having had his dinner and said, "now that dinner is over, gentleman, we can get down to business."

 

This little anecdote teaches us two important lessons.First, we have no right to waste the time of others. Time is precious. The second lesson is that we might very well lose something important by being unpunctual.

 

In this case all that the generals lost was a dinner with one of the greatest generals of the world, but often unpunctuality can cost a person his job or a promotion. There is also no doubt that those who are late for their appointments do not create favourable impression.