Adapting (Unknown)

The story line:
...Once there was a man who was about to go on a mission to persuade an evil prince from a neighbor state of Fu trying to change the prince's attitude. Before leaving, he asked Confucius for advice. Knowing the evil prince is a killer by nature, only sees faults of others, and is blind to his own shortcoming, Confucius said,
- "In dealing with this type of person, you must be flexible and conform to his behavior. Don't anger him. If he acts like a child, you act like a child. If he acts like a lunatic, you act like a lunatic. Get him to think that you and he are cut from the same cloth, you will slowly win him over."
- "But why do I need be so friendly and cooperative with such attitude?", asked the man.
- "Have you ever seen a mantis?" asked Confucius. "If angered, it would overestimate its strength and fight with anything, even an oncoming card. If you overestimate your ability then confront this person head on. It would like a mantis trying to stop an oncoming card." Confucius concluded.

The comment line:
The ancient Chinese story remind others of John Rocker, a native Georgian, an Atlanta-Braves baseball pitcher star, who recently had caused a major controversy from New York fans by some of his ignorant remarks when he was interviewed with Sport Illustrated right before Christmas of 1999.
John Rocker, a hard-throwing lefthanded pitcher star, who has earned respects from fans around the U.S. with his solid "unhittable" balls, has everything right for him except one issue: his attitude.
The baseball star seems to have trouble adapting the situations around him. He hates traffic, hates toll booths, hates those who drive slow, and especially, he hates New York City.
The reason is simple enough. New York City has everything that distates John Rocker: homosexuals, single parents, and foreigners just to name a few; as he pointed out in his recent interview with Sport Illustarted; and I quote,
- On "ever playing for a New York team:", "I would retire first, It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine to take the [Number] 7 train to the ballpark, looking like you're [riding through] Beirut next to some kid with purple hair next to some queer with AIDS right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing."
- On "the New York City itself:" "The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. I'm not a very big fan of foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?"
Those remarks, driven by his inability to accept the diversity and cope the reality that life brings, have turned many others down. Some people even have a joke saying that it was good that Rocker throws balls, not bombs, for living.
America is the culmination of all people around the world. The diversity that the America holds is what uniquely defines her and makes her strong and special. Accepting the reality that diversity brings is the key to be adaptable.
Yesterday, Baseball decided that John Rocker would undergo to the psychological counseling. One could have had a suggestion for that cocky star though. As one has already known, the best way to learn, appreciate, and understand others is to walk on those others' shoes. The most effective counseling program that one could ever suggest? Trade John Rocker to the Mets.