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Elegant latecomers

Classik

Classik

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Elegant latercomers!!!:thumbsup


Does that not shock you?:bigfrown
1. Bible Study: (You came 30mins late)
2. Sunday Service: (You came to church - but you missed the choir ministration)
3. Prayer Service: (You sneaked in when 'the Grace' was being said)
4. Other church programs: (The elegant latecomer - as usual) - you arrive late...you are the first to leave.


Then at your place of work:

1. You are always early to work. You arrive before the security people.
2. No record of lateness in all your files.
3. You leave the office late
4. Work begins @ 8AM: but you are just a minute away from 7:55 and are already in front of your office - you are trembling....

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How guilty are we????????????

Punctuality:
church - 13%
Office stuff - 99.99%


You don't want that boss to fire you???
How about God???


Elegant latecomers!
Worldclass latecomers!!
You are a Professor Never-arrives-late-work!!!
 
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Classik said:
Elegant latercomers!!!:thumbsup


Does that not shock you?:bigfrown
1. Bible Study: (You came 30mins late)
2. Sunday Service: (You came to church - but you missed the choir ministration)
3. Prayer Service: (You sneaked in when 'the Grace' was being said)
4. Other church programs: (The elegant latecomer - as usual) - you arrive late...you are the first to leave.


Then at your place of work:

1. You are always early to work. You arrive before the security people.
2. No record of lateness in all your files.
3. You leave the office late
4. Work begins @ 8AM: but you are just a minute away from 7:55 and are already in front of your office - you are trembling....

------
How guilty are we????????????

Punctuality:
church - 13%
Office stuff - 99.99%


You don't want that boss to fire you???
How about God???


Elegant latecomers!
Worldclass latecomers!!
You are a Professor Never-arrives-late-work!!!
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:thumbsup :)

Food for thought, indeed.
 
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I'm usually always early for everything, but I am also one of those where everything has its place and you better not make a mess you are not intending to clean up. I do not like lazy tardiness as it is interrupting to others, but do understand if a conflict stands in ones way of being on time. My husband says I'm to much a perfectionist. Sorry, I grew up that way and it's not a bad thing for the most part:shrug
 
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Oh what a discord this strikes in me...

I grew up with an ex-Navy Seaman for a dad...

It was drilled into us... 10 minutes early is too early... 5 minutes early is too late. Arriving less than 10 but more than 5 minutes before gives one time to get settled before things start and thereby not be disruptive. Unless one is helping set up of course... then one arrives an hour or even more before.

Then I married Steve... who seems to live outside the space/time continuum. Things are better than when we first married... Then, people would say of us, "If it starts at 7:00 tell Steve and Dora it starts at 6:00 and they'll be there on time." :bigfrown

Now, we usually walk in just as things start... but while things are still stirring around a bit... It happens that we are late for Bible school... but most times we are there before Pastor opens with prayer.

I will say on Steve's part, it's not just church he's late for... he tends to run late for everything... like I say, he simply has no concept of time or how long things will take... according to him everything... anything at all that enters his mind to do will only take a "few minutes".
 
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handy said:
Oh what a discord this strikes in me...

I grew up with an ex-Navy Seaman for a dad...

It was drilled into us... 10 minutes early is too early... 5 minutes early is too late. Arriving less than 10 but more than 5 minutes before gives one time to get settled before things start and thereby not be disruptive. Unless one is helping set up of course... then one arrives an hour or even more before.

Then I married Steve... who seems to live outside the space/time continuum. Things are better than when we first married... Then, people would say of us, "If it starts at 7:00 tell Steve and Dora it starts at 6:00 and they'll be there on time." :bigfrown

Now, we usually walk in just as things start... but while things are still stirring around a bit... It happens that we are late for Bible school... but most times we are there before Pastor opens with prayer.

I will say on Steve's part, it's not just church he's late for... he tends to run late for everything... like I say, he simply has no concept of time or how long things will take... according to him everything... anything at all that enters his mind to do will only take a "few minutes".
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In South America the is a saying that dinner is at 8.30 for 9PM. In other words, say 8.30 so that folk will actually be likely to arrive for 9PM.
 
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handy said:
Oh what a discord this strikes in me...

I grew up with an ex-Navy Seaman for a dad...

It was drilled into us... 10 minutes early is too early... 5 minutes early is too late. Arriving less than 10 but more than 5 minutes before gives one time to get settled before things start and thereby not be disruptive. Unless one is helping set up of course... then one arrives an hour or even more before.

Then I married Steve... who seems to live outside the space/time continuum. Things are better than when we first married... Then, people would say of us, "If it starts at 7:00 tell Steve and Dora it starts at 6:00 and they'll be there on time." :bigfrown

Now, we usually walk in just as things start... but while things are still stirring around a bit... It happens that we are late for Bible school... but most times we are there before Pastor opens with prayer.

I will say on Steve's part, it's not just church he's late for... he tends to run late for everything... like I say, he simply has no concept of time or how long things will take... according to him everything... anything at all that enters his mind to do will only take a "few minutes".
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Oh man, I think your dad and I would get along really well :lol
 
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Before cross country meets my coach would always tell us this:

"If you're on time, you're late. And if you're early, you're on time."
 
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Those who know me would never be likely to refer to me as an 'elegant latecomer' ... I'm another of those perfectionists who prefer to arrive early in order to not be late.

There have been times when I couldn't avoid being late. Like the morning I went out to get in the car & found both locks were frozen. (Car was a 2-door)
I was able to open the trunk, and tried to figure out how I could climb in that way, but couldn't. My neighbors (all good friends of mine) joined my effort with the extension cord & blow dryers to thaw the locks... It's hilarious now in reflection ... I was rather in a panic at the time.
 
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AirDancer said:
Those who know me would never be likely to refer to me as an 'elegant latecomer' ... I'm another of those perfectionists who prefer to arrive early in order to not be late.

There have been times when I couldn't avoid being late. Like the morning I went out to get in the car & found both locks were frozen. (Car was a 2-door)
I was able to open the trunk, and tried to figure out how I could climb in that way, but couldn't. My neighbors (all good friends of mine) joined my effort with the extension cord & blow dryers to thaw the locks... It's hilarious now in reflection ... I was rather in a panic at the time.
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AirDancer:

Sounds like it was quite an experience. Up here, north of the border it's commoner than people think, though.

Blessings.
 
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There's this crazy philosophy that people who arrive very early to church programs or other related ones (meetings, visitation etc) are jobless or lazy people, a sit-down-at-home or sleep-at-home or busy-doing-nothing kind of people. They always arrive early (to church programs or whatever) because they have nothing doing...


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They tell you: we are the busy people, we do this and that - this is the reason we come late to church - this is the reason we arrive late to all 'such' programs.


Nonsense!!!
 
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Classik said:
There's this crazy philosophy that people who arrive very early to church programs or other related ones (meetings, visitation etc) are jobless or lazy people, a sit-down-at-home or sleep-at-home or busy-doing-nothing kind of people. They always arrive early (to church programs or whatever) because they have nothing doing...


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They tell you: we are the busy people, we do this and that - this is the reason we come late to church - this is the reason we arrive late to all 'such' programs.


Nonsense!!!
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Sort of like honorary Bill Clintons, putting in brief appearances at Situation Room meetings, after they are well underway, and leaving midway, etc.
 
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Meh, just show up when the invitation says.

I tend to come early to many things, because I get asked to help set up etc. but otherwise, people can't argue about you showing up at the time stated on the invitation.
 
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handy said:
I will say on Steve's part, it's not just church he's late for... he tends to run late for everything... like I say, he simply has no concept of time or how long things will take... according to him everything... anything at all that enters his mind to do will only take a "few minutes".
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:lol

We have certain friends who are late for EVERYTHING! We've long since held out hope that they will be on time. We simply give them a window of opportunity.

I've always been chronically on-time. If it's something at someone's house, we'll wait around the corner so we're "just on time", because we know how it feels to be rushing to get everything together and then have to play happy and entertain while we're moving things around. But I'm early for every meeting, worship service, and work. Heck, I arrive at work by 6:00am! That's 2 hours early, so I can work in peace for a while.

I used to think people who were late for everything had a certain egocentric view of the world and never considered that WE ARE A SOCIETY THAT'S WORKING TOGETHER!

I will admit having 3 children has made this a challenge, especially for morning functions. Our son usually takes 4 notifications before I finally have to kick him out of bed for church. That's because he's playing Call of Duty until 1:00am. But he gets himself up for school every morning for his 6:30 buss. :shrug
 
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