MANY YEARS AGO I WAS SEATED ON AN AIRPLANE NEXT TO AN ARMY SERGEANT, DRESSED IN DESERT FATIGUES. HE SAID THAT EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO SPEND TIME OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN ORDER TO SEE HOW PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES, OTHER SOCIETIES LIVE. HE HAD LEARNED THAT THIS WAS THE BEST WAY TO GIVE ANYONE AN APPRECIATION FOR WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR OWN LIVES, AT HOME. Charles Tadros, M.D. November 20, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri