There is a movie called "The Gods Must Be Crazy" about a family of bushpeople who are suddenly greeted with a Coca-Cola bottle from the sky. They think it is from the gods and they begin to fight over it. Finally, the oldest man in the village says the thing is the Evil Thing and that someone must throw it off the edge of the world. A young man volunteers and as he is traveling toward the edge of the earth, he meets many "civilized people" in his native country, and the entire time he is not swayed by technology, guns, and English. He stands up for what he was taught and never even bothers to learn any of this new science because he knows he will return to his family soon.
This is a beautiful metaphorical example of individuality.
What a great way to summarize the movie!
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