One day, I hopped into a taxi, and we headed off to the airport. As we were driving in the right lane, a car suddenly jumped out of a parki...
One day, I hopped into a taxi, and we headed off to the airport. As we were driving in the right lane, a car suddenly jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on the brakes, skidded, and narrowly 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 could have sent us to the hospital!"
That's 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 go around full of garbage—frustration, anger, and disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it, and sometimes they'll dump it on you. The key is not to take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to others at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people don't 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. Forgive the ones who don't.'
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
