a little piece of the whole

I had no idea that so many languages were spoken in the world today. It's sad to think that nearly half are in danger of extinction and that every two weeks one falls out. I think that we should care that these languages are dying out. Language is a cultural identity in itself and I feel like if we help preserve the languages, or at least make sure that they are documented, it will help to expand our knowledge on other cultures we didn't know about before. I think we should care simply because it's part of the world's past. When we loose a language a whole culture full of history and knowledge disappears. If we can document these languages before they become extinct, we can help preserve a little piece of the whole.