Just got an e-mail from my boss after the manager in the next door dept. got angry at our value stream manager for being a jerk...wanted to share it with you guys....its SO true lol:
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!