We sometime create our own blinders. After practicing trial law until my world fell apart, I realized I was taking EVERTHING to seriosly. In 1978 during my senior year I had the honor of sharing a mens' bathroom with Justice Thurgood Marshal. I was attending the innaugeration of Seton Hall Law School. The Justice appointed by President Johnson was to deliver a speach. Well I had gone in the faculty restroom. I stood up to the urinal when in came two secret service men in black suit and checked out the stalls and myself. In he walked a towering tall black figure in judicial robe. We exchanged hellos and after peeing next to a Supreme Court Justice I decided to ask Him if He had any advice for a prelaw flegeling. As we got to the sink, He said He could come up a few. He said First 'Don't always try to outrun your own shadow. Second, "If you cant prove your point in two words or less, its you missing your point. Third 'Renew your wedding vows and oath of office daily' He wished me luck and I unfortunatly forgot His advice in the first ten years and messed up 2 marrieges and practice. It finally set in! Thank God I fell in Costa Rica striking me head on my majogony bedframe causuinng a subdural hewmatoma. My present third wife flew done signing as my wife. Preventing the second to take me off life sustaing care and prevented her from collecting a $200k accidental life coverage. What are a few broken bones. I'm serious when I tell You all, You all have helped me so much. The best friends I have apart from Debbie and Justice Marshall. 'RES IPSA LOQUITOR' The facts speak for their own! Luv Ya!
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