Less Obscure - Not Native Speaking

 One thing that has helped me in learning Russian, has been something I heard when I started:   ########  The goal is not to talk like a native speaker. If you get that way, then that is great!  But primarily, in learning your new language, your purpose is to make the language less obscure.  ########   And so, that's it.  It's not to memorize 1,000,000 words 7 times each for maximum vocabulary acquisition using dual word lists :)  But rather, for Russian to be less obscure to me than it was yesterday.  It is uncovering a veil of mystery - and it is a journey more exciting than anything of Indiana Jones.  i think this is a necessary attitude to have when learning a language - or teaching it.  Just random thoughts - thanks for listening :)              Kenneth Udut