The Law of the Garbage Truck.

Good old joe
By Good old joe

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, on the streets or on Qatar living

By DKMR• 10 Nov 2012 13:54
DKMR

Amazing thought and good learning for everyone.

By ghazalz• 10 Nov 2012 12:49
ghazalz

But now he has learned from a decent soul :D

By nite_rider• 10 Nov 2012 10:35
nite_rider

Found It Quite Funny

from a person who himself post Garbage on this site, many double standard personalities around

By silvermist6• 10 Nov 2012 10:13
silvermist6

only a few behave in this way!May he be blessed by the Almighty always.

By basheer2000• 10 Nov 2012 09:21
basheer2000

Such thoughts will always remains us happy and lively. This is the wonderful philosophy of some (rare) blessed individuals

By dinamitra• 10 Nov 2012 06:35
dinamitra

what a wonderful driver!

By 3q• 10 Nov 2012 02:39
3q

like!

By anonymous• 10 Nov 2012 01:24
anonymous

smart and positive minded cabby guy.. God Bless Him..

By TheChief• 10 Nov 2012 00:24
TheChief

thumbs up. for a karwa driver this is an amazing attitude he is certanly in a wrong place . will hire him in hospitality industry

By anonymous• 9 Nov 2012 23:54
anonymous

Cool, but not always, sometime you have to return the Garbage to his owner,

By sonofqatar• 9 Nov 2012 23:46
sonofqatar

stop and go

By FathimaH• 9 Nov 2012 23:41
FathimaH

Clever cabby.. Karwa should hire guys like him! Seriously couldn't agree more.Always stay positively clean.. don't be a trash hoarder or loader!

By Dhingra• 9 Nov 2012 23:28
Dhingra

A very good thought .

By seasons• 9 Nov 2012 23:16
seasons

True :)

By ghazalz• 9 Nov 2012 23:00
ghazalz

Oh finally you came across it :D

By nomad_08• 9 Nov 2012 22:51
nomad_08

I Like!

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