Encouragement for Friday - The Law of the Garbage Truck

Wow!  How did a whole week go by with no blog posts?  It was partly taken up with helping my little family of 4 recover from the plague that hit us on a rotating basis 2 weeks ago (see HR Wench to learn just how awful  this plague is!); it was partly taken up with working on my Plan B; a marvelous part of the week was squandered in the garden where I planted 480 annuals to complement the evergreens and perennials (glorious 2 days in the sun!); and the rest of the time was frittered away shuttling the kids to soccer games and trying to keep everyone fed.  So here is my humble offering for this last day of the work week, thanks to my friend Kay:

The 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 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 caused an accident 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, full of disappointment and rage. 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 pick up their garbage and spread it to other people in your life, whether at work, at home, or to people that you don't even know on the streets.

 

Always remember that good 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 and don't dwell on the ones who don't.

Comments

[Chris]

Thanks for posting this great story! My name is Chris, and I work with David J. Pollay, the author of The Law of the Garbage Truck™ - Beware of Garbage Trucks™! I just wanted to stop by and let you know that you can read the original story on David’s blog davidjpollay.typepad.com I know he’d love to have you stop by!

Also check out the video of people in New York City taking the No Garbage Trucks!™ Pledge: bewareofgarbagetrucks.com. It’s pretty cool.

Thanks again!

Chris

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