Alaleh? are you available to sit on a panel at UCLA about
careers in law? said the message in my Facebook inbox? Sanaz Nabati Career counselor
at UCLA was contacting me to invite me to sit on a Panel at UCLA Career Center
to discuss Law with prospective law students....
I was sitting in Court waiting for the Judge on a really
messed up Murder case. And this message was like a piece of candy after a hard
night of drinking... soothing for the soul and invigorating for the body.. I
chuckled to myself. Have i ever met a microphone that i didn't like, i asked
myself?? Of course i will talk to these students...
So, i show up, to look at a room full of UCLA students,
shy, excited, ambitious, apprehensive and thirsty.... thirsty for knowledge,
thirsty for answers. And i think to myself, OH MY GOD. they are so young!!!!
Was i this young when i was in College? did i look this innocent? did i have this
look of awe and thirst on my face when i was their age???
And as i canvass this room, i see this beautiful face
sitting in the front row. She smiled like she had swallowed the sun. And, i
know. i just know that i have seen this smile somewhere before.
We do what we are supposed to do... As a panel we
discuss, we present and and we impart our vast knowledge of the law with these
bright-eyed bushy-tailed young students. Sunshine sits in front of me, and
every time i glance at her, she is looking at me, with her gorgeous smile...
and drinking up the information, as if drinking from the fountain of youth.
The night winds itself down...and I'm surrounded by a
half dozens students. They're asking questions.. they are each patiently
waiting their turn, to tell their story, to ask their questions and ask if the
law is for them.... And i look up and see Sunshine waiting patiently.
Finally, I make my way to Sunshine. And i say: "I
know you. Where do i know you from?" And she responds: I saw you several
years ago, at Nessah Temple. You were speaking about Juvenile crimes at Nessah Israel
with Dr. Orly Saghian, Ph.D. And I didn't know if I wanted to go to Medical School or Law
school. And that day, after you spoke to us, i made up my mind that i wanted to
become an attorney. You inspired me to become an Attorney"
********
Do you know what it feels like to be washed over with emotions
so strong that you feel like your knees are about to buckle? Do you know what
it feels like when you are hit inside the pit of your stomach with the realization
that you can make a difference in other people's lives without ever knowing or
having intended to??
*******
I well up in tears. And all I can think is Oh, My, God!
... I am the luckiest woman on earth. I do what I love, I get paid for I love,
and I inspire young women to follow my path. ... Can I get any luckier than
this? can I be blessed any more?
I hug her. i am at a loss of words. Sunshine is truly
sunshine. She radiates warmth and along with her warmth, she brings happiness.
You know who you are. Thank you for being you, for being
there at Nessah, for being here tonight and for talking to me tonight. Wherever
you go, may the road rise to greet you. May the Sun be behind you shining on
you. And may you navigate life's vicissitudes with ease and wisdom.
Thank you for the gift you gave me tonight. I love you.
Alaleh Kamran
Alaleh Kamran
November 5, 2015
UCLA
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Encino, Ca 91436
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