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Show Schooirv Home J Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretory Utah Education Association We are more alike than different A group of Chinese tourists were particularly exicted about one stop during their travels around the United States. They were looking forward to a visit lo an American Indian reservation. After all. not one of the Chinese visitors had ever seen an American Indian. The tourists arrived at the reservation reser-vation and, cameras clicking, they were thoroughly preoccupied with looking over the area and its residents. Then, one of the Chinese was struck by the sudden realization that he and his countrymen weren't the only curious people there. They were surrounded by Indians. They were looking the Chinese over with just as much intcrst and curiosity. After all, not one had ever seen anyone from China. Dr. C.C. Chang, a scientist and co-director co-director of the National Cancer Institute, In-stitute, told me that story. It illustrates nn important point. One of the most interesting things about life is people- other people. We buy newspapers, watch TV and read books to learn alxnil the fortunes and misfortunes of people. It's safe to say that no two people are absolutely alike. People are gregarious. That is, they like to le with other people. People are fascinating. Each new one you meet is unique, so the process of meeting people should never get boring. All this has nn educational point. Almost daily we hear about, read alxuit or see people of different nationalities or appear to be different in other ways. When we get to know them, it may lx surprising to lenrn that we appeared just as different to them. Often, there's another surprise. After the curiosity wears off, we may |