Law of the Garbage Truck

Do you let a bad auto-driver, a rude waiter, a curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day?

This is what happens to most of us. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly we can get back our focus on what's important.

A couple of years ago I learned this lesson, in the rear seat of a Kolkata taxi cab. Here's what happened.

I hopped into a taxi, and I had to attend a client meeting at Salt Lake City. 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 his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car's rear
end by a few inches! The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused the big accident, whipped his head around and started yelling
obscene words at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly. So, I said, "Why did you do that? This guy almost ruined
your car and sent us to the hospital!" And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck.

"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 if you let them, they'll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don't
take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy you did.

So this was it: The "Law of the Garbage Truck."

I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other
people at work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do that anymore. I see the load they're carrying. I see
them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here's my bet. You'll be
happier. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, 

so.. love the people who love you. Forget the ones who don't.


PS : this was shared with me by my dad... since this has got a nice message .. i thought i can share via blogs too :)

ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT :)

Past time never found"- Benjamin Franklin

Time is the most precious resource on earth. It is the most valuable thing people have. It is perishable, it is irreplaceable, and it cannot be stored. People compare time with gold but it is a wrong notion. The value of gold fluctuates from time to time but the value of time will never fluctuate. Even 1000 years ago, a day consisted of 24 hours per, 60 minutes per hour and 60 seconds per minutes. Still in the 21st century, a day consists of 24 hours. There is no change in the value of time. There is no precious asset on earth rarer than time. Hence, don't compare time with gold.

"If we lose gold we can earn back, if we lose money we can get it back, if we lose our health we can recover it. But once we lost our time, it lost forever."

Every person has 24 hours per day.

Why do few people succeed in their pursuits and others fail? Successful people utilize time in a more effective manner than unsuccessful people. They priorities activities and allocate time on the basis of importance. Time can only be reallocated from activities of lower value to activities of higher value. All work and accomplishments require time.

Due to our fast paced modern life, most people are unable to priorities their activities and are confused. Hence, they do unimportant things first and important things next. To get success in life, people should evaluate their activities in the light of what is really important to them. They must master their time rather than becoming a slave to the constant flow of events and demands on their time. They must organize their life to achieve balance, harmony, and inner peace. Lack of harmony with time and activities leads to chaos in life.

Your ability to think and priorities activities is the most valuable trait for the smoothest flow of life.

"Wise time management is inseparable from high quality life."

It is a fact that life means time and time means life. God has given us this wonderful life to live happily and achieve life goals but not brood over failures. Time is absolutely essential to develop important relationships in life. Life itself is time and hence life without time has no value.

We all grow in time, live in time and ultimately, perish in time. There may not be an exact definition of time, but we all know what it is and its great value in human life. A man has a lot of wants. We all want fame, success, money, happiness, love, relationship etc. There is no end to our desires.

However, only a few are successful, prosperous and happy. These few are the ones who realized the value of time. They made the best use of their time and attained an enviable position in society. People, who made effective usage of time at their disposal, got the best from time.

Never curse time for not giving you riches; we have to extract riches from time. But those who forget the value of time may find to their utter dismay that it will be harsh on them later. Man may neglect time and misuse it but time doesn't wait. It may be a fantasy that time may take revenge on us so utilize this precious recourse carefully.

Time will never forget us though we may forget it. Time reciprocates. If we use it in a wise manner it gives us happiness otherwise it pushes people into troubles.

Here You Grow Again !! :)

The Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question. "I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colorful," a traveler observed. "Why is this?"

The guide gave an interesting answer: "The coral around the lagoon side is in still water, with no challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves, storms - surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces." Then he added this telling note: "That's the way it is with every living organism."

That's how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive. Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness.

So, you have problems - no problem. Just tell yourself, "There I grow again!"

PS: This was told to me by my dad :)