Learn-Unlearn-Relearn

Life they say is all about learning, and Learning they say is an experience, and experience they say makes a man perfect. So if you are always learning and continue to keep learning, then you have to achieve a state where life becomes perfect. Is that Utopian state possible? Most of us consider that learning is only during our school and college days, and once we are out of that place, you would like to claim that you are learned, because you have a certificate.

Alvin Toffler’s famous quote, “The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn” But how many of you are willing to first get into a state of unlearning, and then look at a state of relearning. Too complicated – for how can one be a student all your life.

Whatever we learn in School, College and as Academic courses are set courses – like a linear game – where you have a starting point and on completing a set of parameters move forward and out of the system like an assembly line product. But what we learn to adapt in real life is the knowledge coupled with temperament on the basis of dynamic situations we encounter. These in itself provide us with fresher set of learnings that we have to incorporate to emerge better, but we get into such situations with a “Been there, Done that” attitude (winner). Call it – complacency, over-confidence, and some times fall on our belly, or try coming out of the situation justifying your actions as right.

We refuse to unlearn or relearn and continue in that same state of `know all’, that you eventually join the big gang of losers. Needless to say, we are going to repeat the statement that Learning is continuous, but the form it comes to you is different. Academic setting dictated Lectures, and workshops, but life may not be so.

Learning comes disguised in many forms – it is for you to recognize the form and realize the methods of imbibing those learning and apply them. There are innumerable examples of enterprising business men, who dropped out of school or had poor grades, but excel in their business. They are considered as practical and pragmatic. Those successful in academic days (toppers) tend struggle in real life, for their approach is seen as bookish and hence away from reality.

The emphasis is on being a learner, be it at any stage of life – for the pursuit of knowledge and experience leads you to pragmatism, out compromised Utopian Life , instead of perfect Life. Everyone desires a better quality of life, less pressure, more sense of self-worth.

When we are going through a period of transition, which we all are most of the time, those who are at the forefront are those who are using their learning capability. You have the capabilities. They are inherent in human nature. It’s time to get on with changing our world so that everyone can enjoy their time at work, and free themselves up to have enough energy and time to enjoy the rest of their lives “learning” as well.

Losers – stop day dreaming, and get on with life, for you too are going to be a winner. As for the winners, welcome to the world of Losers – for your complacency and over confidence will get you there and then together we can day dream of achieving UTOPIA!