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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 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 man, 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!
Have a blessed, garbage-free day!
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