Gratitude. (Part I: Family & Professors)
05.25.17: Roll-signing with Attys. Andrea Milaor and Arianne Cerezo. It's exactly been a year since I signed the roll of attorneys but I have yet to express gratitude to those who helped me during my protracted but fulfilling odyssey as law student and bar reviewee. Nevertheless, I believe that this is the best time to express what my heart has been longing to say for I believe that success does not merely involve passing a difficult exam but is completed with happiness in what one is doing as a result of fulfilling his dreams. I did not expect the kind of joy it feels to be working as a practicing lawyer since I merely granted the wishes of my parents. This explains inconsistencies in my academic life. Some have witnessed the spirit; some the ghost. I was reading but not learning. Or too eager to say something. Hence, I have kept to myself the joyful feelings for a year but I could not keep it any longer. Today, I thank those who have helped me fulfill, an...