4. Read the following excerpt from "Encountering the Other: The Challenge of
the 21st Century."
We may be moving toward a world so entirely new and changed that our previous
historical experience will prove to be insufficient to grasp and move around in it. In
any case, the world that we are entering is the Planet of Great Opportunities. Yet
these are not unconditional opportunities, but rather opportunities open only to
those who take their tasks seriously and thus prove that they take themselves
seriously. This is a world that potentially has a lot to offer, but that also demands a
lot, and in which taking easy shortcuts is often the road to nowhere.
Write a brief paragraph explaining what sort of people Kapunscinski
believes will be able to take advantage of future opportunities. Use evidence
from the text to support your answer.
