November 18, 2009
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Have a Garbage-free Day
My friend emailed this to me. You should definitely take a minute to read this.
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'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!
Comments (35)
i was expecting something funny
How sweet?
Thanks for sharing.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. I love learning lessons from random people out there. If we open up our eyes, we'll be able to notice all of the things we can learn from observing others.
awwww I like it! it got a little corny at the end tho.
that's pretty awesome!
Boy did I need this story after today!
@Yosho -
you and i both.
Great advice. I've also believed the we were connected to each other somehow, and this situation proves that we are. Thanks, great way to look at negative situation from a different perspective.
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That's usually what I do when people start yelling or trying to run me off the road. Just smile at them.
but flipping them off is much more satisfying....
i like it =)
taxi drivers are damn cool sometimes. :O
Great post
solid advice.
thanks for this
thanks for this
nice. =] good to stay garbage free
hmmm...pretty good.
I'm printing this out and giving it to my coworkers! Thanks Wuwu
@Yosho -
do ALL of my entries have to be funny?
you don't REALLY believe in this, do you?? we do live in socal afterall
i'm a big garbage truck. meh
wow... déjà vu.....
great post!
thanks for posting.
That's so true!
I agree. Don't let other people's problems ruin your day.
well then. have a garbage-free day~. 8)
lovely story, and so true.
Great moral.
good advice, thanks for sharing.
Pretty sound adivce I'd say..
thanks for spreading the good stuff.
*~matthew~*
love this!
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