The Opposite of Regret and Other Thoughts of a Law School Dropout

<p>Somewhere deep among our pile of family albums, there&rsquo;s a photo of six-year-old me sitting as straight as a six-year-old can on a little wooden chair.</p> <p>It was one of those dress-up-as-your-future-job day photo-ops. I&rsquo;m in a&nbsp;<em>barong</em>&nbsp;and black slacks. On my lap is a law book held upright by my right hand. The book is as tall as my torso.</p> <p>I didn&rsquo;t smile in front of cameras as a kid. I was too shy to show my teeth, so I bit my lower lip. The photo is a funny reminder of that. I&rsquo;m looking straight at the camera, signature lip-bite, stoic and stiff.</p> <p>I remember the feeling of having been&nbsp;<em>placed&nbsp;</em>in this position. But then again, I was six years old. At that point, wherever I was, chances are, I was placed there.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/the-opposite-of-regret-and-other-thoughts-of-a-law-school-dropout-329b56ac8987"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>
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