Originally posted by Juliette
WHY LAW? Jerry - you asked why we want to do law. Hard question, easy answer (I guess i am one of the lucky ones jesse). There are some people in our society who, for various reasons cannot protect their rights. Be it that they are vulnerable, disadvantaged, poorly educated, have limited financial resources, or are simply too young to know their rights. So why then do I wanna do some swishy law degree, with a bunch of people who are only in it for the money?.... Well I dont think that many are!!
I want to work in policy development in the area of child protection, because I feel a social responsibility for those who cannot defend themselves. I will probably never own a BMW or a house on the north shore, but how can any of that replace job satisfaction, the knowledge that you were able to play a role in making someone elses life better!
INTROSPECTION:You're right - we all need to ask ourselves ' why is law for me?' or rather ' why am i willing to hive my life, with all this amazing potential, to this cause?' . If your answer has any of these words: justice, truth, fairness, protect, defend, peace (add in your own) you're in it for the right reason. However, if you hear yourself say: money, power, prestiege, image (again add 'em in) you gotta reassess your motivations.
We are, what, 17? 18? 19? It is nearly impossible to know ourselves, let alone where we wanna be neaxt year, or in 10 years so what Jesse has said is so important, there are always flexible pathways.