Are you a taxi driver or a 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 breaks, 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.

So, are you a Taxi Driver, or a Garbage Truck?

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."