08-18-2008, 11:46 AM
Garbage Truck Rule
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 breaks, 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. Pray for the ones who
don't.' Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety
percent how you take it!
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 breaks, 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. Pray for the ones who
don't.' Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety
percent how you take it!
