每个人的人生道路不可能都是一帆风顺的，都会有困惑彷徨、失意痛苦的时候。说得更直接一点儿就是，从我们每个人出生的那一天开始，就注定了要背负起经历各种困难折磨的命运。每当我们困惑、失意的时候，心灵就要承受着巨大的压力与打击。

本书系“心灵鸡汤”之《豆蔻年华》，书中收录了一些清新隽永的小故事，这些故事经典耐读，流传广泛。当你心烦意乱、困惑彷徨的时候，请打开这本书，相信你会得到最及时的指点、最细心的呵护。

Introduction

1. ON RELATIONSHIPS

 Losing the "Us"

 After a While

 Soul Mates

 The Miss of a Great "Miss"

 My First Kiss,and Then Some

 First Kiss--First Lesson

 Changes in Life

 First Love

 A High School Love Not Forgotten

2. ON FRIENDSHIP

 Betty Ann

 The Gossiper

 She Told Me It Was Okay to Cry

 Lessons in Friendship

 Always Return Your Phone Calls

 My New Best Friend

 The Days of Cardboard Boxes

3. ON FAMILY

 She Didn't Give Up on Me

 Unconditional Mom

 The Bible

 The Birthday

 The Home Run

 My B.ig Brother

 A Brother's Voice

 Daddy Weirdest

 A Famous Father

 Lessons in Baseball

 The Champ

 I Love You,Dad

 I Am Home

4. ON LOVE AND KINDNESS

 Bright Heart

 The Secret of Happiness

 Reaching out to a Stranger

 Smile

 Mrs.Link

 The Mirror

 A Gift for Two

 Life Just Isn't

 Like People First

 Lilacs Bloom Every Spring

 Paint Brush

5. ON LEARNING

 Egg Lessons

 A Long Walk Home

 The Cost of Gratefulness

 I Try to Remember

 Mrs. Virginia DeView, Where Are You?

 The Eternal Gifts

 Socrates

 Challenge Days

 Please Hear What I'm Not Saying

 I Am...

 Sparky

 Detention Can Be Fun

 If I Knew

 Eleven

6. TOUGH STUFF

 I'll Always Be with You

 My Story

 Somebody Should Have Taught Him

 Just One Drink

 The Dance

 The Premonition

 Dead at 17

 "Gabby,You're Sooo Skinny"

 Last Wish

 Gold-Medal Winner

 Desiderata

7. MAKING A DIFFERENCE

 What Is Success?

 Be Cool... Stay in School!

 The Leader

 Courage in Action

 Turning Up Your Light

 The Oyster

 Broken Wing

 Passing the Dream

8. GOING FOR IT!

 The Girl Next Door

 Just Me

 True Height

 Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

 The Gravediggers of Parkview Junior High

 Adulthood

 Teenagers' Bill of Rights

 The Boy Who Talked With Dolphins

 Wild Thing

 To Track Down My Dream

 From Crutches to a World-Class Runner

 If

 No-Hair Day

 I Did It!

 Growing

 New Beginnings