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/^t/However, the advantage of speaking a foreign language not always can be felt in a material sense. What rewards our efforts may be satisfaction we get while reading foreign literature in original, or just while being able to watch an undubbed version of a foreign film. Although it is something we cannot measure in the same cathegories as better working conditions; it is a feeling which is worth to be striven for. As pleasure derived from achieving any success, satisfaction of being able to understand a foreigner's speech will influence your self-esteem. Thus learning a language may help you to eliminate not only language barriers but also personal limitations in your life.