Punctuality mean oberving regular or appointed time. A man who get up at ix o‘clock every morning i punctual A man who ha promied to call on a friend at five o‘clock in the afternoon and actually doe o at that hour i alo punctual.Punctuality i a good habit, and unpunctuality i, of coure, a bad one. A few minute delay may not be a eriou matter. But it may have bad reult. Getting up five minute later than uual may upet the plan of the day. Calling on a friend five minute later than the appointed time may caue him ome unexpected trouble. Moreover, habitual unpuctuality lead to indolence and even failure in life. One delay after another makea man unable to exert himelf. It alo prove him to be untrutworthy.
Thoe who are unpunctual hould try their bet to get rid of their bad habit. In doing thi, they hould avoid making any kind of exception. They hould never ay to themelve: "A few minute‘ delay doe not matter much thi time. I hall never be unpunctual again." Thoe who think in thi way will find excue for delay from time to time, and will at lat give up the attempt to cultivate the good habit.