英语翻译
Ihearmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebel.Iwishitwereso.Atthisageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.
Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebel.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutontheirown,mostofthemareclutchingatoneanother’shandsforreassurance.
Theysaytheywanttodressastheyplease,butallofthemwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic,butallofthemenduphuddledroundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthisandthatwayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.
Ithadbecomeharderandharderfortheteenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandgohisorherownway.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Andmanyoftoday’sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.
Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome---withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.That’stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.