Languages: Is it important for to speak more than one language?

In today's society we are finding more and more need of other languages. In Europe, for example, kids are learning a foreign language at age12, and by age 14, they must choose another one. I was amazed when I learned that, because in the US, students are introduced to another language at age 15. Once these American students reach senior year in high school they have a option to continue taking a foreign language; it's sad to say many choose not to. It's rare to find an American that speaks more than one language, however in another countries is common to find people that speaks more than one.
On Thursday, I went for an interview and I was told that the reason why my resume was found interesting was because of my languages skills. The interviewer said: "its rare to find trilingual people in the market". I always thought that learning another language was important, but I didn't really think that companies were so eager to find bilingual and trilingual assistants. Now I feel that i am worth much more than others.
I think that "us" as a future generation should value the importance of foreign languages, we should focus in learning about others. Languages are important, but also learning about the culture of these languages, will help us understand each other. We must be open to new things, to travel, to discover and be willing to learn.