I learned this lesson a couple of years ago. That day, I took a1to Grand Central Station. We were driving in the 2 lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right 3us. My taxi driver slammed (猛踩) on his brakes and almost4 the car's back end by just ten 5!

    The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident,6his car and started yelling bad 7at us. The taxi driver just smiled and 8 at the guy. And I mean he was 9So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost 10 your car and sent us to 11!” 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 12 around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of 13 and full of disappointment As their garbage 14 up, they need a place to dump it, and if you agree, they'll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump their15 on you, don't take it 16 You just smile, wave, wish them well, and17 You'll be happy at what you do.

    I started thinking, how often do I let garbage trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and 18it to other people? That day I said, “I'm not going to do that anymore.”

    What about you? What will happen in your life if you let more garbage 19pass you by? Life's too short to wake up in the morning with 20