I See Garbage Truck

I recalled last year, my beloved wife sent me the David J. Pollay's The Law of The Garbage Truck and I posted the story here. Last Sunday, when I was totally had nothing to do, I blog hopped and I found out that the garbage truck story really can be connected in the blogosphere. Sambil makan popcorn aku baca satu persatu entry dan juga komen. Penuh drama. Betul, tak tipu. Serius diorang ni banyak masa free. Ha ha. Anyway, this is the garbage truck story.

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The Garbage Truck Story (part of it...):

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. And 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 brakes, the car skidded, the tires squealed, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the other car’s back-end.

I couldn’t believe it. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. 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. How do I know? Ask any New Yorker, some words in New York come with a special face. And he even threw in a one finger salute! I couldn’t believe it!

But then here’s what really blew me away. 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 could have killed us!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck™.” He said:

"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 look for a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier."

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I see garbage trucks. Every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. MPJBT dengan jayanya angkat sampah di kawasan rumah aku pada hari-hari tersebut. Tak payah la susah-susah aku nak komplen kat Harian Metro. :)