We are going to the movie later but I’m
sure I have enough time to finish this post. I can manage. Don't worry! I'm not gonna be late.
Hi, I’m that person in the group that is
always late. Seriously, I’m 15 to 30 minutes late to everything: parties,
appointments, picking up friends, schools, meet-ups. You name it! I’m quite
amazed at myself that I haven’t actually missed any flight yet. My friends all
say that what I do best is being late and that I’m quite talented. Once, as a resistance to my constant lateness, they came up with an idea that they
would tell me the to meet up 30 minutes earlier than the actual time. Everyone
knew the real time except me. And my friends were so sure that I
would arrive on time. Surprise, surprise! I was late.
I forget where I read this but a
study proved that late people are optimistic and hopeful (I'm not kidding. You can google it. I'm sure it's there somewhere!). It explained that
late people always think that they have more time than they actually do and that
they have capability to finish more tasks in certain time frame than other people.
It makes sense, doesn’t it? I’m not going to lie. I was actually pretty
proud there. Maybe being late isn't so bad at all.
Alright, alright! The truth is I feel awful and terrible to say “Sorry, I’m late” all the time. I’m sure my friends are fed up with my lateness and so am I.
My friends know that my “I’ll be
there at 6” means “I’ll leave my house at six”. They know that my 5-minute is
different than the clock-time's 5-minute. And that “I’m almost there” means that they
will see me 15 or 30 minutes later. I actually try to be on time but things happen. Like when I thought I had enough time to get ready and come to
the meet up place on time, suddenly, Katy Perry came on Spotify and I got
carried away doing my own little concert. Who could resist Katy? Not me!
Setting the alarm doesn’t make any different because> You know, because the snooze button exists. Or sometimes, I just want to be a little late to avoid awkwardness. Though we all know my “little late” isn’t little at all.
The hardest part is trying to explain to
my friends that I’m late not because I don’t value their time as much as I
value mine. I do value everybody’s time and effort to be on time. I just get
distracted so easily and can’t keep up with time. I’m scared that one day I will
be late to something extremely important, and it will ruin my life forever. Maybe it’s time to change my awful habit. Maybe Wikihow knows how to deal
with chronic lateness. Hold up. Let me google...
Wait, what time is it?
Oh no! I'm late again.
Funny post! When reading it, a few friends came to mind that are always late. It is interesting to read about the person who is the one that is late. I like the last paragraph explaining that you do value friend's time. Katy Perry spotify distraction, I can see that happening to me or others. Good post, I hope you don't read this too late.
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