Sometimes the pressures of school and family can drive people up the wall. As young people experience the changes of adolescence, their emotions can switch violently. A bad day at school may result in a fight with your brother or sister; an argument with a friend may end in tears of sadness; and a conflict with a parent may lead to a broken window.
Imagine that your heart is transparent as glass. Let’s say right now it is empty. What would you like to put in your heart? What would you like people to see if they could look into your heart? Would they see anger, jealousy or sadness? These things would only make you feel bad. What about joy, peace and love? These qualities can make you smile, and the ones you love happy. Try to look at the bright side of life and things might begin to take on a whole new perspective.
switch v. 转变
violently adv. 激烈地
argument n. 争论
conflict n. 冲突，斗争
result in 引起，结果是；导致
end in 以…为结果
lead to 导致
jealousy n. 嫉妒
bright side 令人高兴的一面
译文：有时，来自学校和家庭的压力会把你逼入绝境。由于年轻人正经历许多青春期的变化，所以他们的情绪也会有很大的波动。在学校一天的不顺可能会导致你回家跟兄弟姐妹吵架；和朋友的争执会让你留下伤心的眼泪；与家长的冲突则可能留下一扇打破的玻璃窗。
假设你的心是玻璃做的。如果现在是空的，你想用什么填满它呢？当你的心呈现在大家面前的时候，你希望他们看到的是什么呢？是愤怒、嫉妒、悲伤吗？这些情感只会使你更加郁闷。那喜悦、宁静和爱又如何呢？这些情感会使你心情愉悦，也会使你爱的人感到高兴！凡事往好的方面想，事情就会呈现出不同的面貌。
