Very useful reminder, @audreybits.
Real learning comes with arareness; there is learning even in unlearning (ways and mores).
Your story reminded me of a certain guy who lived near my home. Juan Zorrilla, was his name. For the average eye he was a hobo almost; alcoholic, charlatan, sometimes erratic. But for us, kids, he was an interrogator.
He would stop us on our way from school to test us on history, language, and sciences. His generation valued encyclopedic knowledge, but also the saviness that comes with street smarts.
Most of us did not get his message. It was hidden behind the stench of alcohol.
He clearly was a gem. It's sad though that most of his message got hidden under the stench of alcohol! Amazing how learning comes from everywhere and anyone, sometimes we miss out on it because we don't expect it to come from a particular place...
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