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 jumped 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 cab driver
taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”
He explained -
“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. Pray for the ones who
don’t.
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it! “
Have a garbage-free day!
