I Used to Always Be Late

Today’s story きょうの あらすじ

When you make plans to meet someone, do you try to arrive early? When I was in high school and college, even if I made plans with friends, everyone was always late. After spending days like that, I started feeling a bit silly about it and began arriving exactly on time. But sometimes, I ended up being late because of traffic jams or train delays. When I read a certain book, I learned that acting earlier than the set time lets you have more room to spare, both mentally and in terms of time. You can control time instead of being chased by it. Since reading that book, I've always tried to act early, and now it's become a habit to be ahead of time.

From the diary にっきから

Vocabulary ことば

今日のことば、
きいて、まねる。

A new one, tomorrow morning.