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 both to the hospital!”
This is when my taxi driver taught me the ‘Law of the Garbage Truck’.
He explained, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage (frustration, anger, resentment, and disappointment). As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. Sometimes they will dump it on you. Don’t take it personally. Smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Most importantly, don’t take their garbage and spread it to other people.”
The bottom line: Do not let garbage trucks take over your day.
Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. In the end, love the people who treat you right and forget the ones who don’t.
Life is 10% “what you make it” and 90% “how you take it!”
As I have written before, “The only handicap in life is a bad attitude.”
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