In order to THINK in different languages, one must understand something about the history, the culture, the literature, the proverbs and stories, the idioms ... languages is more than just letters, syllables, words, syntax ... it's primarily about understanding the entire FLOW of an idea ... mental fitness demands exercise ... it is as we butcherers of the Russian language like to say, "luchshe pozdno, chem nikogda!" ... because "Better Late Than Never" just seems to mean more from a Russian POV.