May
19
2011
To whom much is given, much is required.
Tomorrow, a three-year-long chapter of my life ends; I graduate from law school. Hundreds of pages read, hundreds of pages written, thousands of dollars of debt accrued, dozens of highlighters dried from overuse, dozens of exams taken, and a handful of catastrophes overcome–all for the knowledge now stored somewhere in my brain and a piece of paper I’ll receive tomorrow. After three years of hard work, I’m graduating in the top ten percent of my class with a great job lined up for September. It is easy to feel entitled, to feel that I earned these things. But, honestly, there are many people who have worked much harder than I and have much less to show for it (Nickled and Dimed, anyone?). I am not entitled; I am blessed. Continue reading
