“You
make enemies in law school. The competition can be vicious. People learn how to
cheat and backstab; it’s training for the real world.”
–The
Rainmake John Grisham
Low and behold what I could imagine after all the
experiences I’ve had when I vowed to take on school politics. Being the
treasurer in the Supreme Law Student Council for the academic year of 2011 –
2012 was, as they say it, one helluva roller coaster ride. It was a challenge
and you got to learn how to juggle your time at work, at law school and in the
council. You learn a lot such as how to deal civilly people of different walks
of life most especially your detractors. I am never a patient person thus being
born under the Taurean Zodiac sign but because of my stay in the SLSC, I
learned patience and the art of time management.
In one year, through this experience, you will know
who among your friends will betray you and who among them will stick around
especially when you are in need. True enough, if you ambitiously want to become
an SLSC officer, being faint-hearted is a no. This is only for the brave, for
the committed and for the unselfish. You have to have the balls to be in school
politics.
This journey was such a challenge especially for a
rookie like me. I’ve had a lot of first times in the SLSC experience such as travelling
to different places on attending conventions. It has measured how far I can go
and how far I can challenge myself. Stress and anger management is a need when
you enter the world of being a public servant. I’ve had to make lots of sacrifices
the moment I took the oath. I’ve had disappointments but that’s normal in every
school politics. The only thing that keeps me going are the people that have
helped me through it all.
A piece of advice for the upcoming SLSC officers, governing
a pool of intelligent law students is not a joke for there are responsibilities
to accomplish and they are smart enough to pin point your mistakes. It’s like
you are walking on egg shells almost all the time. It isn’t easy for it’s not
about the glory days of being famous but it’s about sacrifice. If you are not
that prepared for the new journey you’ll be stepping on, your grades might get
compromised and that is never a good thing for you came to law school not to be
a politician but to be a lawyer. Yup, Grisham was right on! This is training
for the real world. Just do your job well and enjoy the journey.
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