THE LAW OF THE 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….