"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
could almost ruin 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!"