The Law of the Garbage Truck
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane
when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver
slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of
the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly.
So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us
to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage,
full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they
need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally.
Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to
other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.
Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So....Love the people who treat
you right. Ignore the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety
percent how you take it! Have a marvelous, garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today,
determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.
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