When I was a child, I learned. I learned a lot, from everyone around me and everything that I came across in life. Then one day, learning seemed very boring, rather, unlearning grabbed my attention for I found it fierce. And I realized you need the courage to unlearn.

I chose to be a fiery tigress who dared to unlearn all things old and that do not serve any purpose to my life’s goal. And I discovered, that the more I kept unlearning, the more I kept growing. In my childhood, I learned to grow. But when I became young, I unlearned so that I could grow.

I have realized that spring will never come if you don’t make room for her. And Spring will only come to you when you let go of Winter.

In the process of unlearning, I relearned some truths about myself.

Learning gives you wisdom but unlearning gifts you freedom.

Learning is like your mother who wants to protect you always but unlearning is like your daughter who wants to see the other side of everything.

Learning gives you wings but unlearning teaches you how to fly.

Learning is like your friend who teaches you to ride a bicycle and unlearning is the friend who lifts you when you fall.

Learning gives you teachings about life, but unlearning allows you to realize life’s twists and turns.

Learning is like your father who holds an umbrella when it rains but unlearning is your son who teaches you how to hold the umbrella above your head when you walk in the rain.

Learning needs time but unlearning needs patience.

Unlearning is like peeling off your epidermis that was bearing all things good in you and becoming a sort of rebel who wants to disobey the rules that make everything perfect.

Unlearning is like shedding your old skin and removing it to welcome all things anew.

Unlearning gave me a chance to sprout a newly born child in me who was yet to learn a whole new world, but this time, she wanted to learn it on her own by falling, breaking, shattering, turning into dust, and then arising to a fire that nobody could tame.

(This post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon 2023.)