Overtake

Italy is a bikers’ haven. Pedaling to my work one morning, I noticed an awful smell: it was a garbage truck ahead. I knew I was no match with its speed, so when it stopped to pick up more garbage, I sped up with all my might to overtake it; and yeah, I did it!

I used to do a job which I really love, but left after 4 years because members of the administration were addicted to garbage talk and they wanted everyone to feel bad about themselves. I made a detour and overtook them.

Once in while, we may feel awful and bad about ourselves and the world around us; but if we look closely, we understand why: we catch other people’s garbage. These people collect garbage along the way and make us see and smell them. They air out their frustrations, stress and simple discontentment about anything. And the most awful thing about all these is we absorb them.

One thing I always remember about my father: ‘Avoid people with loud and dirty mouths;  they can kill the spirits…’

“Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.” ~ Ephesians 4:29

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