A Valuable Lesson

“If you are early, you’re on time. If you are on time, you’re late.  And, if you’re late, don’t bother coming.”  This is what my son told me that his Wheeling Central baseball coach told his team the other day about their being on time for their hitting/pitching clinics.

These clinics are held about three minutes from my house and my son wanted to be there about 30 minutes early.  I, of course, had just gotten home from work and wanted to just relax for a little bit before going back out in the cold.  After he spoke those words to me, I immediately put on my coat and took him down the road.

I began to think about the individual who is instructing these clinics and how he is giving up his time to help out young enthusiastic players.  It isn’t fair to him to have to wait on any one person to begin the clinic.  His time is not any less important than mine or my child’s.  We all are important with very important and unique situations in our everyday lives, but it’s an expected rule of conduct and just simply polite.

Being on time is a very valuable common courtesy to instill in your child and it goes hand-in- hand with treating others respectfully.  I am extremely grateful to my son’s coach for helping me teach my son this important life lesson.

�If you are early, you�re on time. If you are on time, you�re late. And, if you�re late, don�t bother coming.� This is what my son told me that his Wheeling Central baseball coach told his team the other day about their being on time for their hitting/pitching clinics.

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