OT-Law of the Garbage Truck (non political) - Page 1

I was going through my email, and when I came across this message, I thought it appropriate, given all the finger pointing and escalating nastiness between certain members of this board.

This is copied from that message, I do not know the author, but since it is an email forwarded all over the internet, I'm sure that the author is not concerned with someone copying this.

Law of the Garbage Truck

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 smled 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 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, resentments, anger, and frustration; so...

Love the people who treat you right.
Life is ten percent what you make it,
And ninety percent how you take it.
Have a blessed, garbage-free day!

I enjoyed this one, and I hope you all do, too.

Crys