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!
Have a garbage-free day.
Great article. I have to use this someday. Good for you Mr. cab driver.
ReplyDeleteGreat story. What an excellent piece of advice! Kudos to the taxi driver. I'd rather drive a cab than a garbage truck. How about you?
ReplyDeleteThis is all my daily situation at my work. Great thought, this example.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a great article.
ReplyDeleteI use a mantra when I encounter situations SUCC as yours.… Compassion for All-Malice towards None. Part Gandhi. Part Lincoln. It works…eventually.
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