Have a blessed, garbage-free day!

Honking. The majestic middle finger. The French vocabulary. Road Rage. A driver (talking on a mobile) in front of your car doing 60 miles per hour on the fast lane. A rich poser racing the engine of a huge SUV while waiting at a traffic light. A discourteous punk trying to get ahead of the queue of people, anxiously waiting for their dose of morning caffeine at a Coffee Shop. People pretending to not notice you as you wave at them to hold the elevator. The colleague who always blesses your day with a venomous email.

That pretty much sounds like a morning routine around the world, ehh. So, how do most of us react to this uncaring and discourteous environment? We smile and start another great day by saying, "What a wonderful world?!!

Right? No, wrong.

Most of us are no less competitive. Even if it is our own fault, we have our set of defensive-vocabulary-kits and tactics to pay such punks back. We would find a great excuse for the day to be grumpy and generously share the irritation to anyone who dares to come in the way. And, nothing makes us more happy than seeing the punk getting annoyed.

Humans, ehh!!

Our parents used to say, "Just ignore." It is easier said that done. Isn't it!!

Recently, a friend of mine had sent a simple story which made a strong impact in my life. And, amazingly, it has helped me shrug off any such punks at any time of the day or night, with a smile. Here it is.

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 brakes, 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.
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
Have a blessed, garbage-free day!