A.Your younger sister made a mess in the

kitchen.

B.You were caught in an unexpected storm.

C.Your parents promised to see your

performance in your school, but they didn’t

show up.

D.You have planned to have a picnic, but it

rained.

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Which of the following are similar to the examples given by the writer?

A.Your younger sister made a mess in the

kitchen.

B.You were caught in an unexpected storm.

C.Your parents promised to see your

performance in your school, but they didn’t

show up.

D.You have planned to have a picnic, but it

rained.

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Your child isn’t behaving.

Your partner or friend isn’t living up to his

or her end of the bargain.

You’ve planned something carefully and

things didn’t go as you’d hoped

Which of the following are similar to the examples given by the writer?

Problems they met

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Their attitude …

It’s part of the

adventure!It was all OK!

We didn’t get too

bothered.

See the glass as already broken

What is the cause of our anger?

What is the solution?

See the glass as already broken

If you see the glass as already broken,

You won’t _____________________

You will ______________________

You won’t _____________________

You will ______________________

overreact

respond appropriatelyblow things out of proportion

have peace of mind

Expect your parents not to keep their promise.Expect your friends to be rude sometimes.Expect your partner to be less than perfect.Expect your friend to not show up sometimes.Expect things to go not according to plan.Expect people to be rude sometimes.Expect roommates not to wash their dishes or pick

up their clothes, sometimes.… …Expect the glass to break.And accept it.

Expect my parents not to keep their promise.

Expect my friends to be rude sometimes.

…

Expect the glass to break.

And accept it.

Expect my daughter to mess up—— all children do.

What to do?

irritatedannoyed

angry

upset

Feeling Cause

Things don’t go the way we like or the way we expect them

to

Solution

See the glass as already broken

Finding peace of mind

Your attitude towards anger?

Hope for the best,

but prepare for the worst.

—— An English Proverb

Homework:

Appreciate this passage again and enjoy the beauty of it.