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

4. 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. ★ ★ ★ 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?

5. Problems they met ◆ ◆ ◆

6. Their attitude … It’s part of the adventure! It was all OK! We didn’t get too bothered.

7. See the glass as already broken What is the cause of our anger? What is the solution?

8. 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 appropriately blow things out of proportion have peace of mind

9. 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.

10. 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?

11. irritated annoyed 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?

12. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. —— An English Proverb

13. Homework: Appreciate this passage again and enjoy the beauty of it.