got this one from a friend
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.
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.....
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.
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.'
17 comments:
Ha..ha.. Good motivation.
Always think positively, in whatever situation you're facing.
dude,
i dont think it is possible. In Malaysia, if you don't vent out the anger, surely die at early age.
As for myself, I won't tolerate with any bad drivers regardless of cars. I honk, yell and point if they drive carelessly because I care. I don't wanna be another bad driver.
Hehe..
Salam kenal tuan rumah,
Kak Ja sgt sgt sgt suka entry ni.. Mesejnya tu.. citer simple tp mesejnya cukup cantik.. Teringat my hubby yg berjaya 'lembutkan' beberapa remaja yg nampak agak 'ganas', tgh melepak dan blocking our way, hanya dgn memberi salam.. Depa jwb salam tu, then beri laluan kat kami..
Wak.... kan...!! betoi tu...!!:)
Thoyol... ko darah muda lagi... tu yang fighting "fire" with "fire"... think about the article again 5 years from now.... hehe...
Kak Ja, slmt datang...!! jemput ler masuk... dtg2lah selalu... bertambah2 rezeki kalau org dtg ziarah.... tu lah tu, pandai bangat your husband... kan ker dah bagus dpt husband like that... (kalau dpt yg style Thoyol kat atas tuh, abih lerrrr..... satu bangunan kena bakar kang...) hehehe...
huh..kalau kat M'sia tu.. dah habih dah..
road bully kemain ramai....
buat jalan raya macam bapak depa yg punya...
PB, bukan sajer depa ingat itu jalan bapak depa punya, depa ingat itu jalan Datuk Moyang depa punya, harta pusaka turun temurun lagi depa sumpah seranah...
I was like that some years back... skrng nih, man man lai jer...
Bila dah berada di rantau orang memang kena pandai-pandai membawa diri... (pesanan untuk diriku jua...)
Aleeza... marhaba...!! velcome! velcome! jemput2 ler dtg selalu... :)
tulah tu, kena pandai bawak diri... stay low profile, be friendly and warm, sure org suka nyer....!!
lepas tuh, belajo sket2 local verbal expressions....
"Y'Allah....!! Y'Allah..."
(utk digunakan utk pelbagai situasi... for any circumstances, for all circumstances... hehe...)
just drop by, to say hello, still remember me, 6eme apek...
Regards.
Putain...!! comment ca va Apek...? lama tak dengar citer... ko kat mana sekarang? kat Semenyih lagi...? anak dah berapa dozen...? :) btw, nice to hear from you... email aku : johanmanaf72@yahoo.com
jap... nama betoi ko Adzmely kan? hahaha... aku dah lupa nama original ko... hehe...
Tauke! Elu betut ka cakap elu sikalang man man lai?? Hahaha...huaaa, wa mau tgk dgn materk kepala wa sendiri woo...wa tala percaya. Elu punyer tolelance level especially for bad drivers is the very the minimum oneee... Hua? Sikalang elu sudah tone down ka? Betut ka taukey?? :D
Nanti wa latang Dubai, wa sendiri mau tengok elu ader marah2 ke tara...kalau elu masih marah2 haaa, wa panggil elu "Garbage Truck" wooooo...! Hahaha... ;D
aiya Tauke Tahu...!! sikalang kelejer manyak sinang woo... so no need to tension2 like last time maaa... so, man man lai lorrr...
lu latang la Dubai mau check sendili.... gua no hal one...
Kadang2 mulut tak maki hamun tapi jari tangan asyik merayap2 ke udara....
hehehe... been there, done that too... hehe... (dgn muka toyo innocent dan penuh kekesalan... kalau buat "sumpah laknat", memang boleh pecayer lah...:))
"muka poyo"... typo error lak... :)
err..ko sebenanye nak mengata ex-mb selangor ke hapa ? hahahahhaha...
typo error lerr... aku mengaku tidak bersalah...!! haha...
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