The Law of the Garbage Truck

Law of the Garbage Truck

One day I climbed into a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car pulled 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 a few inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started cussing at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.

So I asked him, “Why did you just do that ? This guy almost wrecked your car and sent us both 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, or in your 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!

Love this SO much!!!

Is so true!!

Thank you so much for posting it, Alfee!!

Hope your today is the best!!

Love ya!

Sam