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Falling in Love with the Study of Law
Posted on April 15, 2015
‘Two weeks ago, | received a private message from a law student about her problem with
memorizing and remembering the law. Since she had shared my reply on her Facebook timeline, |
guess I also have to share it with all of you. My reply:
“You're right, no one can memorize all the law. But who needs to? The law is already written,
mostly codified, and is immediately available in just one click of a button,
“Since your teachers are saying you know too much, then you must not have a problem
remembering the law after all. So probably, your teacher is also right that you tend to miss what
the question is all about.
“I that is the case, the problem is not about remembering what you have read, but about picking
Up the correct information from all that you have read,
"MY SUGGESTION IS VERY SIMPLE: YOU SHOULD NOT STUDY THE LAW MERELY FOR,
THE SAKE OF DOING WELL IN RECITATIONS, PASSING YOUR LAW SCHOOL EXAMS,
SURVIVING LAW SCHOOL, HURDLING THE BAR, OR BECOMING A LAWYER. YOU HAVE TO
STUDY THE LAW BECAUSE YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH THE STUDY OF THE LAW.
“CREATE A THEATER OF DIFFERENT HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN YOUR MIND, AND SEE THE
LAW IN ACTION. VISUALIZE HOW THE LAW INTERACTS WITH PEOPLE AND THE SOCIETY,
HOW IT OFFERS SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS, HOW IT FACILITATES TRANSACTIONS, HOW
IT NURTURES RELATIONSHIPS, HOW IT PRESERVES ORDER, AND HOW IT AFFECTS.
HUMAN THOUGHT. WHEN YOU CAN DO THIS, THE LAW WILL COME TO LIFE, AND YOU
WILL SEE IT EVERYWHERE, AND YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THE STUDY OF LAW.
“AND WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THE STUDY OF LAW, YOU WILL NEVER FORGET IT
AGAIN, AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IT GIVES, YOU CAN NO LONGER UNLEARN IT. IT
WILL BE YOURS FOREVER.”
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on October 22,2015 at 4:38 pr sad
Pecerft answer! That really gets to the heart of it!
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(on September 10, 2016 at 5:16 pm said:
As a citizen of this great nation, which has already produced brillant minds, itis my
privilege to meditate on the laws of the land such that | may imbibe all the wisdom from
them,
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