Punctualitymeansobservingregularorappointedtime.Amanwhogetsupatseveno'clockeverymorningispunctual.Amanwhohaspromisedtocallonafriendatfiveo'clockintheafternoonandactuallydoessoatthathourisalsopunctual.
Punctualityisagoodhabit,andunpunctualityabadone.Afewminutes'delaymaynotbeaseriousmatter,butitmayhavebadresults.Gettingupfiveminuteslaterthanusualmayupsettheplanoftheday.Callingonafriendfiveminuteslaterthantheappointedtimemaycausehimsomeunexpectedtrouble.Moreover,habitualunpunctualityleadstoindolenceandevenfailureinlife.Onedelayafteranothermakesamanunabletoexerthimself.Italsoproveshimtobeuntrustworthy.
Thosewhoareunpunctualshouldtrytheirbesttogetridoftheirbadhabit.Indoingthis,theyshouldavoidmakinganykindofexception.Theyshouldneversaytothemselves:"Afewminutes'delaydoesnotmatterthistime.Ishallneverbeunpunctualagain."Thosewhothinkinthiswaywillfindexcusesfordelayfromtimetotime,andwillatlastgiveuptheattempttocultivatethegoodhabit.
Likeallothergoodhabits,punctualitybecomessecondnaturewiththosewhohavedulycultivatedit.