Why Bilingualism? Part II or My Bilingualism, Right or Wrong.

Being Bilingual - does that mean you speak both languages fluently?  It should not.  When is someone bilingual? And should people who only know a few words in the second language be made to feel as if they shouldn't keep trying?  In the beginning, learning is like banging your head against a wall.  Speaking a new language is like banging your head against the wall in front of other people.