Recently I hopped into a taxi and we took off for the Airport. We were driving along in the right lane when suddenly a black car pulled right out in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed that car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling profanities at the taxi driver.
The taxi driver just smiled and waved nicely at the guy. He was friendly, not angry, toward the guy. Shortly after, I asked him, "Why did you just do that? That guy almost ruined your cab, your means of living, plus we could have been injured."
His response has become what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck." He explained that many people we come across are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage....like frustration, anger, hurts, disappointment, hatred, and the like. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. He said, "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 stress-free people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.
Life is too short to wake up in the morning, or go to bed at night with regrets, so love on the people you run across....regardless.
Bottom Line Thought: Pray for the ones who don't treat you right. Learn to have garbage free days, and try to never drive the garbage truck.
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