Young people are definitely less courageous (勇敢的) than they were 30 years ago. Why is this? It’s because they are spoiled, and take for granted everything that they have or are given.
Thirty years ago, there wasn’t nearly as much blatant (公然的) disrespect for elders, peers, or other people in general. At that time, young people were taught that to get anything or get anywhere in life, they’d have to work for it and earn it.
If young people aren’t being taught the basics of respecting others, and aren’t being taught that they need to work to make a living, then where are they to learn courage?
Courage isn’t necessarily about risking your life, for whatever reason. It is about being able to face any kind of hardship, and to make decisions and face the consequences of those decisions.
Courage means being able to learn from hard times, and to take those lessons with you through life. It means having the resourcefulness (足智多谋) to find ways to deal with your problems yourself, and not being afraid to do so.
Too many young people now rely on parents, siblings, older relatives and others to get them through life. Too often they turn to these figures whenever they get into trouble, and expect to have their problems solved for them.
If we are to help our young people become more courageous, we should stop spoiling them, stop doing everything for them, and teach them the skills necessary to make basic life decisions on their own.
Once these basic principles are instilled (灌输) in our young people, I think we’ll find that they are more courageous than we could have dreamed, and more like the young people of thirty years ago than we had ever imagined.
It’s time to go back to older values and ideas, and to bring courage back into our young people and society.

Theme	小题1:_____with young people 30 years ago, those are less courageous.
The behavior of young people today	*They generally show 小题2:_____for elders and other people. *They take for granted whatever they have or receive. *Many of them are too小题3:_____ on their parents or other relatives to get them through life.
小题4:______	*They are not小题5:_____ of the basics of respecting others. *They are not taught to work hard to 小题6:____ their dreams    *They don’t have the 小题7:______ to make wise decisions and overcome difficulties independently. *They tend to expect others, such as their parents or siblings, to help them out when they are in小题8:____.
Tips	*Never 小题9:____ them; only help them when necessary. *Teach them the skills they need to make basic life decisions by themselves.
Conclusion	It’s time we went back to older values and ideas, and小题10:____ courage back into our young people and society.