being late

"if 10 mins late is late, so be it"

yes, i always not in time. it is because i have no control of time. moreover, i care my time, more than others's time. people can name a lot of reasons that you should not be late. that's OK. just like people have a lot of reasons to believe in god. just a point of view.

now, what i want to say is, the reasons for being late.

first, the price for being on time is huge, especially for those who define "late" is within 10 mins. why? i found that, to be on time, we usually, and actually, have to arrive earlier. i don't know anyone who can always exactly ON time, within 1 min. they spent many time for waiting to be on time.

2nd, there is always accident, say, the last meeting was prolonged. traffic jam, stomach rush, etc. so, who can guarantee that? to be 10 mins, 20 mins late is acceptable. by the way, now we can tell people about our accident. but even in some condition that no communication is possible. i think it is fine. my world will not stop for you. i can do many things.

3rd, i believe, people being late must have their reason. say, over sleep, have other business, etc. you don't know and cannot assume that he/she being late is that he/she mean to do it. some people even take it very personal that he/she was dis-respected. i think it is too crazy and self-centered.

4th, if we forcing people be on time, in his/her standard, i think that does not help anything, it simple create a pressure. (oh, some people use it to build up authority, that they think it works) a 70% wake up people do more harm than contribution. that i don't want.

5th, something people may think that, being late is not taking the thing seriously. i want to know, on what earth that being on time mean seriously?? and on what reason that doing a good job is strictly related to time??

by the way, we all knew that being on-time is not a pressure, not an enjoyment. why we have to forcing ourselves and other to be on-time??

at the end, i am not encourage people to be late. i just want to say, 10 to 20 mins late is acceptable. of course, there are many cases that, being late will be disqualify. say, in Olympic game. in some situation. but that are well-known. what i mean is, unless you mentioned being late will be disqualify,  you should be blame, and no right to blame people who being late.