My family and friends, people who knew me best knew this well- each time someone said you should take up law my answer was the same- no, i's not my thing. I'm terrified of public speaking, I shy away from crowds, debates? I thought of them but I never got involved, my face flushes and my ears burn when I get caught up with saying something but it comes out all wrong.
However, this was not the sole reason and definitely not the main one as to why I did not want to get involved with the study of law. After all, intellectual confidence is something you can work on.
I saw injustice and unfairness first hand countless number of times. I did not like how some authorities abused its powers for personal gains and satisfactions. One experience as an 8 year old child in school was that I saw my classmate being held up by his collar by one of our subject teachers and pushed against the wall. Why? Because the teacher did not like him, his colour to be exact. My friends were terrified, but I wanted to go up to the teacher and make him stop (I am being polite here). I felt sick to the pits of my stomach. Needless to say, bringing it up with the appropriate authorities only got me into trouble.
How come then, did I not want to get involved with pursuing a career that could help me seek out justice and righteousness? Back then, my thoughts on those involved in the legal profession were of proud, emotionless people. It was naive of me to generalise this thought to all in the profession, but that was how I felt.
I wanted to feel for society, to care for society. I was brought up to believe that if you were going to do something- do it with passion! I did not want to do law because I felt the law mentality would turn me into someone different. (This is true...to a certain extent). However, only later on (including the present time) did I realise that if I wanted to make a stand for justice and pursue righteousness, it was the study of law that I should be embracing and not avoiding...
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