Yosh!
I'm quite in a good mood today even though today my life didn't start very well. It's all because of my mooting class. If you have no idea what mooting is, it is a trial at the appellate court level, where there is no witness or evidence but the counsels (the lawyers) would argue on the grounds of law based on the undisputed fact of the case. And I'm the senior counsel for the respondent.
Today is my first submission, basically I have only 1 case and 1 treaty (it's a reference relevant to my case) to support my argument. I borrowed another two from my classmate. I didn't prepare my speech. When the senior counsel of the appellant presented her submission, I just listened and jotted down all authorities (statutes, cases, etc.) she was using. Then guess what, I used all her stuff, against her, showing to the court the right application of the authorities and I even showed that one of the authorities was not relevant!
In the end, I still got good comments from the judge, telling me that I have a well constructed speech (even though I didn't prepare it in the first place) and the judge give her decision on my favour (even though the junior counsel didn't perform well). All this things make me feel very good about myself, and at the same time, give me another ground why I should not quit my study - I have the skill to become a lawyer.
I didn't mean to brag myself but I think it's also applicable to everybody. When you feel like you are good in your field, you will tend to choose to stay in it. So here's the conclusion: I have the skill needed, but I don't have the interest to learn the law. If I quit my study, that means I do not appreciate myself. Argh, what ever!
