How often do you let other people’s nonsense change
your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter,rude boss, or an insensitive employee
your day?
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of
a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed
the airport. We were driving in the
lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space
right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his
, slide sideways,and at the very last
moment our car stopped and the
other car by just inches!The driver of the other car , the guy who
almost caused a big accident, looked around and started
at us.
My taxi driver just
and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was
,so I said,"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 said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They
run around full of , full of frustration,
full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage
up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it
on . Don’t take it personally;
Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be
.”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage
Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and
it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was
then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it
anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with .
The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s in
your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State
University,found in his extensive research that you __
bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the
bad memories more easily, and you __ them more
frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t.
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _
it!The odds are against you when a Garbage
Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”,you take back control of your life. You make room for
the good by go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day!Have a
marvelous, garbage-free day!The seeds you plant today
the harvest you reap tomorrow.
1.A. enrich B. ruin
C. spare D. obtain
2.A. through B. to
C. in D. for
3.A. latter B. right
C. opposite D. free
4.A. brakes B. door
C. window D. seat
5.A. knocked B. overtook
C. missed D. lost
6.A. laughing B. throwing
C. glancing D. yelling
7.A. wondered B. smiled
C. ignored D. guessed
8.A. friendly B. angry
C. tired D. disappointed
9.A. expectation B.
passengers C. garbage
D. goods
10.A. turns
B. pushes C. holds
D. piles
11.A. roads
B. children C. you
D. dustbin
12.A. upset
B. happier C. pitiful
D. frightened
13.A. spread
B. share C.
explain D.
contribute
14.A. surprise B. pleasure
C. doubt D. regrets
15.A. funny
B. important C. strange D.
embarrassing
16.A. remember B. forget
C. value D. appreciate
17.A. enjoy
B. exchange C. recall
D. imagine
18.A. inspire B. take C.
mend D. notice
19.A. letting B. consisting
C. making D.
dreaming
20.A. distinguish B. deserve C.
deliver D. determine