Recently 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 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!
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