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Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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10-16-2011, 11:06 AM
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Food for Thought
Got this in an e-mail and thought I would share it. Good advice.
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 garbage-free day!
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Lubbock, TX Bamberg, Germany Lawton, OK Amarillo, TX The Villages, FL To quote my dad: "I never did see a board that didn't have two sides." |
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10-16-2011, 11:09 AM
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Nice
Good lesson!
Thanks!
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10-16-2011, 12:15 PM
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Well put! That a good outlook - - -
Bill 
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10-16-2011, 06:32 PM
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That's a great attitude. My Dad used to say that every time he went out in the car he expected to run into 3 idiots. So when someone did something aggravating or dangerous on the road he would just smile and say "that's one". The next time someone did something he would smile and say "that's two". He never got angry, because he expected it. I always wondered what would have happened if we ran into 4 idiots in one trip?
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