'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 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, started yelling at us, and flipped us the bird.
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 brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches.
The driver of the other car whipped his head around, started yelling at us, and flipped us the bird.
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.
Have a blessed garbage-free day!!
4 comments:
So, so true. Love ya
that was an awesome story
Ha Ha! LOVE IT!!! PS... You will never guess what I did....I QUIT MY JOB!!!! Yay, this Friday is my last day. I am really not sure what I am going to do, don't have another one lined up, but I need to make that change. Starting school again tomorrow, yay for 18 credits in 6 weeks. I am really excited for that! Hope you guys are doing well. I love ya!
Great lesson to remember. Hope you are having a great Mother's Day!
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