Many families are managed on the basis of crises, moods, quick fixes, and instant gratification --- not on sound principles. Symptoms surface whenever stress and pressure mount: people become cynical, critical, or silent or they start yelling and overreacting. Children who observe these kinds of behavior grow up thinking the only way to solve problems is flight or fight.
許多家庭的管理是基於遇上的危機、情緒、快速解決方案和即時滿足，而不是基於穩健的原則。每當壓力增加，徵狀就會浮現：人們變得冷漠自私、挑剔、沉默寡言，或者開始大喊大叫、反應過度。觀察到這些行為的孩子長大後，會認為解決問題的唯一方法就是逃跑或打鬥。
The core of any family is what is changeless, what is always going to be there --- shared vision and values.
任何家庭的核心都是永恆不變的，也就是共同的願景和價值觀。
cynical: believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons
PC: production capacity
bowel: the part that is deepest inside something
intrigued: very interested in something/somebody and wanting to know more about it/them
tremendous: very great
cosmetic: done or made for the sake of appearance
convention: a large meeting of the members of a profession, a political party, etc.
privilege: a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has
anticipatory: done in order to prepare for something that you think might happen
vantage point: a position from which you watch something
uncompromising: unwilling to change your opinions or behavior
inquire: to ask somebody for some information
enquire: British English
enquiry: an official process to find out the cause of something or to find out information about something
pertain: to exist or to apply in a particular situation or at a particular time
hub: the central and most important part of a particular place or activity
spawn: to cause something to develop or be produced
promptly: without delay
conceivable: that you can imagine or believe
compliment: a comment that expresses praise or approval of somebody
mahogany: the hard red-brown wood of a tropical tree, used for making furniture
One of the fundamental problems is organizations, including families, is that people are not committed to the determinations of other people for their lives. They simply do not buy into them.
不同組織或家庭的根本問題，就是人們不願意接受其他人為他們的生活所做的決定。他們根本不相信這些決定。
determination: the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is difficult
No involvement, no commitment.
沒參與，沒責任感。
Online Dictionaries Used:
hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
www.merriam-webster.com
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