The fact is that people without the cage of English and all of its cultural and historical baggage understand MORE about a great many things. Many of those ideas have no equivalent in English. To learn another language (well - I'm not talking about being able to say, "There are scorpions in my bed" or "How much does this cost", but being able to read and understand literature) is to double your knowledge and understanding of the world. "Reality" is a socially contructed concept, different to every culture.