This is a bulletin board in my office at work. I liked the "take home message" so I thought I would share. 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 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 is 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.
I would like to give the author credit but I don't know who it is. So if anyone knows...please share.
Hopefully we can all abide by this "law."
3 comments:
Kim - love your garbage truck metaphor. So true. Good food for thought. It's nice to be reminded to look for the good, dismiss the not so good and just keep smiling. YOU make me smile. Love you -
PS - the kids are finally quiet in there! They decided to all sleep together in one bed! We read books, said prayers, chatted for just a minute or two. Love them so much. The blessings of being a grandparent....:) XOXOXOXOXO
Kimmer-I appreciated your comment and I agree.
Whoever did the cut and color job on the garbage truck did a mighty fine job! Wow! So cute. Good message. You are always representing! Love ya!
Thanks for posting this great story! My name is Chris, and I work with David J. Pollay, the author of The Law of the Garbage Truck™ - Beware of Garbage Trucks™! I just wanted to stop by and let you know that you can read the original story on David’s blog davidjpollay.typepad.com. I know he’d love to have you stop by!
Also check out the video of people in New York City taking the No Garbage Trucks!™ Pledge: bewareofgarbagetrucks.com. It’s pretty cool.
Thanks again!
Chris
chris@bewareofgarbagetrucks.com
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