A couple things that are actually related to the same issue have really galled me over the last couple days. First, I was at the BYU production of Macbeth (not as good as it should have been) and a bunch of people came in late and walked all over the people to get to their seats, and it wasn't just a couple people. How hard is it to be on time? I think it's the pinnacle of disrespect to show up to a performance late; it's insulting to the actors and inconsiderate of the audience. Actually, it's pretty pathetic to show up late to anything, especially church. Along those lines, I feel that every member of the Priesthood that gets up and leaves conference (Priesthood session, mainly) as soon as President Monson is done speaking, before the closing hymn and prayer, should be cursed with a week of diarrhea to give them an excuse to leave meetings early. The same goes for leaving sports events before the final buzzer, though I suppose God wouldn't be quite as insulted in this case. Come on people! How much time do you save by leaving conference early? Five minutes?
Being late and leaving early for events like church displays a great deal about character. . .and it's not good!
(I apologize for being irrationally angry about this and not very Christ-like)
2 comments:
As a general rule, I agree with you. But I must confess that I was the first one out the door when President Monson said "Amen". And I maintain that the five minutes did make a difference, thank you very much.
I hereby rescind my curse on you then. . . :)
I confess that I am occasionally guilty of this type of stuff myself; I understand that sometimes there are valid reasons.
I just can't stand the mass exodus to the exits.
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