i am a law student... and about to graduate, and the idea excites, as well as thrills me, but not the ritual, nor the celebration, but the end of it, the BAR EXAMS...
The bar exams, is not your typical, run of the mill licensure exam, it is not just an exam, it is an event, a culture in itself, it is like no other... and pardon my legalese, it is Sui Generis.
The four (in my case, five) years of law school is geared toward this... a sort of, um, battle, that an attorney-wanna-be would fight for four Sundays of September... a battle between law schools, between classmates, between friends, between fraternities and cliques, but mostly, a singular battle against one self...
the four years is already a grueling, difficult, hellish of a ride, all with one purpose, to prepare us for this battle, no, to prepare us for THE battle of our lives. And although many survive the boot camp that is law school, not many will come out alive after the battle, all of us will be injured, hurting and probably bleeding, some of us will lose love ones, some their sanity, some would pay with their own lives, all are just collaterals for battle ahead.
And that is why preparation for this battle is extremely important, other armies would choose only the best soldiers, others would hire the best generals, to others, the choice is for the best captains and platoon leaders... providing for trainings and amenities, but it will all boil down to one soldier, one soldier for himself.
And when the battle comes, the armies would be gathering its troops, prayers will be said, trumpets will roar, drums will be hammered, beacons will be lighted, and colors of flags will flutter across the sky, the noise of well wishers will drown out the loud pounding hearts of the soldiers as they step into what might be the biggest fight of their lives...
This is a soldier who would not only be fighting for his life, but for his mentors, his family, friends and even God... and giving all his got for the this one crazy battle...
No comments:
Post a Comment