Tuesday, April 1, 2008

The Law Of Garbage Truck

    How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood ???? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive  employee ruin your day?
     However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly one can get back  their focus on what's important.
     David J. Pollay explains his story in this way....
     Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. I learned it in the back of a  New York City taxi cab. Here's what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we  took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, 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's back end by just inches!
     The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us. My taxi  driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean...he was friendly . So, I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car  and sent us to the hospital!"
     And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, "The Law of the  Garbage Truck.""?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 if you let them, they'll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it  personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be  happy you did."
     I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me?
     And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at  work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said, "I'm not going to  do it anymore."
     Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. Love the people  who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe that everything happens for a reason. Never let the garbage truck run over
     you....

1 comment:

  1. Wow, what a great post! Thanks so much for this. After I read it I decided to look to see who David J. Pollay is, and I found that he has a website set up – www.bewareofgarbagetrucks.com. You should check it out!

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