The person begins to adopt an attitude of radical openness to all input, a so-called second naiveté, which is neither a wishy-washy neutrality nor mere curious fascination with the exotic features of alien cultures. It is a “willed naiveté.” The danger of this radical “see-it-all” stance is a potential loss of inspiration that can lead to complacency or cynical withdrawal from real-world problems and challenges. Individuals attaining this stage also can become isolated from others, who may not understand or be sympathetic to this point of view. As the Chinese saying goes, “The mountain peak is
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