Learning, Unlearning & Relearning

Art is long; life is short- a very common (even cliched) saying..
Still, the impact of it is felt and its significance is understood, each and every day in life. I can never really call myself 'learned', in all my life. Seriously, I could have gotten any number of degrees and qualifications; still I will be only a learner.
In this current phase of life, not only communication engineering but also communication skill needs to be learnt. Ah.. The lessons I learn everyday in the latter category! Right from how to approach each prof to dealing with anonymous calls, hyper-sensitive friends, people who shout in crowded buses for absolutely nothing at all and more than everything - my own growing impatience at my lazy self which crops up occasionally.
CREATIVITY- I recently discovered that I seriously lack this very basic and important characteristic, especially in talking more than in writing! This triggered me to find out the root-level cause for this dearth. A friend tells that girls are this way, by nature. I cannot completely agree or disagree with that. There are many who have been brought up to be shy/reserved, who naturally lack the ability to express themselves openly, though they come up with great ideas, in many instances. There is a problem faced by the other category of females too. You might be a very independent free-thinking girl, still, you will find that you are being kind of suppressed by the society. Believe me, this does happen, even in today's neo-liberal world that boasts of equality of the genders.
You would understand this if u can read the poem of mine which i feel is the closest to my heart- 'The Golden Cage'- my second post in this blog..
Still, such causes should not deter one from following the process of unlearning- that is, to shed inhibitions that prevent one from reaching the top. Rather than concentrating on insignificant events and people who try to unnecessarily impose prohibitions on me, I prefer to focus on my goal and I am quite happy to say that i have successfully unlearnt the habit of innocently taking everyone to be my friend. I am definitely wiser than I was, one year back.
EXPERIENCE- certainly the best teacher in the world!
Now, to start with the process of relearning.. As was said, there is a whole galaxy of things waiting to be learnt and I am all the more enthusiastic to face them all, irrespective of good or bad. In these 18 yrs + few months, the past one-and-half year has only taught me the maximum about life and there's a LOT more to be digested. So, world! Here I come...