Legally Rambling (10/17/09) This morning, I am up early, playing the early morning game that seems to get more difficult with age – “where is my coffee cup?” Yes, cat and mouse with a coffee cup! Now, it’s not that I intentionally misplace my cup, it’s just that I get distracted. Life as we all know it - is full of a lot - of little distractions – lots of “sticks in the spokes.” Things often left undone, missing things, unfinished dreams, problems and the like.
Now, when I was a kid, sticks in the spokes of a bike seemed neat – they made a lot of noise and looked cool!
But as you grow older it's amazing to look back on your ride – so to speak - and find the accumulation of a life of sticks. Some look pretty; some make a hell of a lot of noise, but let’s face it - most are just messing up your ride. They slow you down, call unnecessary attention to your ride – they are just obnoxious! They can also really get in the way of God’s ultimate calling for us.
I think that part of good lawyering at times is like being a good spouse, parent, priest, pastor or friend – you have to really get beyond the law and assist people in identifying and removing those sticks or preventing them from adding new ones. You have to speak truth beyond what’s in the law books. It’s tough! But, you also know at the end of the day there is no magic in the law – the courthouse is not The Magic House tm (hopefully the title to my book!) It’s in these rare instances of practice – often in unforgiving and tragic times that you have to hope that you will gain someone’s attention and inspire them to ultimately … change.
Ramble on!
Now, when I was a kid, sticks in the spokes of a bike seemed neat – they made a lot of noise and looked cool!
But as you grow older it's amazing to look back on your ride – so to speak - and find the accumulation of a life of sticks. Some look pretty; some make a hell of a lot of noise, but let’s face it - most are just messing up your ride. They slow you down, call unnecessary attention to your ride – they are just obnoxious! They can also really get in the way of God’s ultimate calling for us.
I think that part of good lawyering at times is like being a good spouse, parent, priest, pastor or friend – you have to really get beyond the law and assist people in identifying and removing those sticks or preventing them from adding new ones. You have to speak truth beyond what’s in the law books. It’s tough! But, you also know at the end of the day there is no magic in the law – the courthouse is not The Magic House tm (hopefully the title to my book!) It’s in these rare instances of practice – often in unforgiving and tragic times that you have to hope that you will gain someone’s attention and inspire them to ultimately … change.
Ramble on!
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