A couple of weeks ago I was at a rehearsal for a wedding ceremony. It was held in a Cathedral, and our rehearsal was scheduled next in line to a local college practicing for their Baccalaureate Mass. We were informed that our time slot was for 1:00pm - 2:00pm to use the church. However, it was way past 2:00pm when the college group began (yes, BEGAN) their practice. You can imagine how that hurt the whole daily schedule for all of us waiting. The kids in our group were getting impatient and the grown-ups were getting irritable. That meant additional expenses for snacks to pacify the children, and additional effort to keep our tempers in check.
Finally, after what seemed like ages, the college practice was over, but not before the teacher in charge had a few reminders to her group. I believe it went a little something like this:
"OK, tomorrow, when you arrive, please take the seating positions that you have now. For late-comers, since it will be unavoidable, please try to find seats where you won't cause a lot of noise getting to, to avoid disrupting the ceremony."
Oh, My God! She was seriously saying that being late was a completely acceptable thing (she was very cheery as she said those words, lol). These were college graduates in front of her, and her words implied that for her, they need not be totally conscious of time. We were taught since pre-school to value other people's time, and now, on their graduation day, she is taking it back. Punctuality is not just for school, teacher, it's going to matter a lot more out there in the real world.
I can only hope those graduates make it in time for their first job interview.
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