
It takes opening to existing culture and appreciation of whatever is valuable in that culture. I think we often repeat the famous mistake of Mahatma Gandhi. When he was in London he was asked, “What do you think of Western civilization?” He said, “It would be a good idea.” It is a nice quip, but there are aspects of Western civilization which I would not throw out with the bath water. I think there is a lot that is valuable in every culture.
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