The Law Of The Garbage Truck

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

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."

~by David J. Pollay~

You can read more by him in "The Law of the Garbage Truck" or in "Beware of Garbage Trucks"

Also check out the video of people in New York City taking the No Garbage Trucks!™ Pledge: Beware of garbage trucks. It’s pretty cool.

THANK YOU to Chris for this information as it originally came to me as author unknown in an email!

C~B~N

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