title sums it up but i just got a sams teach yourself perl in 24 hours from my library. and i heard perl is a relatively easy language to learn or should i just stick with C++?
Coming from someone who dabbles in perl only when working on someones website, I would say it's not bad. Give it a try for a bit and see if you like it. If you like it and understand it a bit more than c/c++ then go with it to get a feel on programming.
If you don't enjoy learning the language then leave it alone for the time being.
Learning languages just to learn is kinda pointless. Try to get above the average in one or a few languages instead. Which ones? Your choice. It depends on what you wanna do.