December 2008 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue |
Volume
15, Issue
5
January 2008 Theme |
Theme:
A-MAZE-ing GAMES
Webelos:
Fitness and Scientist
Tiger Cub
Achievement 3 |
ONE LAST THING
The Law of the Garbage Truck
Wayne of the SW NJ
Chapter of Thrivent
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. 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!
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