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 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 of it and
ninety percent how you take it!
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