The Law of the Garbage Truck

**staciah** · 08-04-2008, 04:26 PM

A very dear friend just sent this to me:

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
breaks, 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!

'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not