An hour ago, I realized that I have a lot
to lose. In fact, I --- a property-less, almost-penniless young man --- have a
whole world to lose! That world is a world of possibilities, a world that COULD
BE. As a 21-year-old young man, the greatest cost in my life is the opportunity
cost --- the cost of big dreams, of unlimited potential. And I will not trade
them for anything else.
This is not an argument against law school,
but an argument for following the heart. Over the past few months, I have been
trying to convince myself to choose the law school path. But my heart has
always known the right answer. Even my stomach knows it --- the thought of
being in law school, of being required to do things for which I have no passion,
makes my stomach hurt.
I have asked many people whether or not I should
go to law school. Almost everyone said yes. Interestingly, those people who
barely know me are the ones who immediately decided that I should go. “Because
it is a useful degree,” they’d insist.
When semi-strangers all rush to that
conclusion, it rings an alarm. If all stock analysts say “buy,” then I should certainly
sell. Those who recommended law school to me would recommend it to just about
anyone. But I do not intend to be “anyone.” I know who I am. Law school is not
where my heart lies, and those legal skills are not what I need. I will hire a
lawyer when I need one. There are plenty of good ones to go around. The world
does not need one more lawyer. We need more crazy minds, fearless souls and entrepreneurial
spirit. Which I’d be honored to provide.
An old little pamphlet ends with this, “the
proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.” Tonight,
as a young “proletarian”, I realized that if I don’t follow my heart, I have a
whole world to lose. Once lost, that world would never come back.
I am glad that I have saved that world ---
a world not yet imagined, waiting to be born. Tonight, I celebrate its conception.
1 comment:
Well said Zilong.
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