Gods, Demigods and Mortals of Law School

Law school is a colorful conglomeration of all kinds of people from all walks of life. But definitely, there are those whom you'll never forget either because they're great or you want to strangle their necks for screwing you.

Since I have all the time in the world, let me introduce you to some people who makes my pursuit of a legal profession both wonderful and plain hell-ish.

The Gods

The Gods as in any given setting are the superior being. The ruler. The law.

Law school faculty seems to be teeming of them. Never running out of supply for condescending professors who think they are untouchable, so to speak. Always in their ivory castles.

Point in case is a certain professor. Of course for security of the blog writer, I do not wish to name names but for the sake of reference, let's call him God #1.

God #1 has a nasty reputation (aside from the fact that he has a hideous, hideous face - hybrid of a cow and pig), he tends to curse a lot (it doesnt matter if it's so early in the morning) and demeaning students seem to be his ultimate goal in life (a way of getting back for what the Supreme Court did to him in a case I dare not cite - clue: People vs Lucifer wahaha). He talks as if he's too great (oh well, what are we in power for?) and even picks on a student's weight (as if he's no cattle-sized himself!) and he turns into a magician of some sort come giving of grades.

God #1 is one ultimate professor who does not deserve a single centavo the school is giving him. He absents himself frequently and schedules make up classes. And what about those special classes? He tries to teach haphazardly and brags about covering most than any professor in school (haller? when did law school become a drag/car race, after all?)

I guess he does not need the money he is being paid for at school. With his position, God #1's salary in law school would not even cover his gas expenses.

And because he considers himself so powerful, he power trips often on students who would never dare question him. After all, a war between a god and a mortal would definitely kill the inferior one. Who would dare question him when chances or probability of having him as a professor in the entire law school stint is 50 to 75 per cent?

One would think twice to offend a god -- moreso God #1.

But I believe in karma. What goes around, comes around. I hope God #1 is immortal and invincible as well when karma strikes back.

The Demigods

The demigods or the lesser deities are either to be loved or hated.

Some tend to have this friendly rapport with students yet gets back at them by giving baseless grades. Baseless? Ask me why.

Classic example is a professor we'll tag as Mr. Senility.

Just recently, he created havoc by failing a number of students who did not deserve it at all. Luckily, I was not one of them but just the same, he messed with my grade. Had it been he didn't give me such grade for class standing, I would have had a grade of more than what I was given.

I am having second thoughts about asking Mr. Senility for a reconsideration. I'll think hardly about it as my gesture might be considered too forward and hence, disrespectful.

You dont just respect demigods, sometimes, they require that you bow down on them.

Anything less than how they want to be treated might anger them. A demigod might send lightning, at the slightest provocation.

Hmmmm...

I still opine that he needs to retire already.

The teachers/professors

They are tag-less, no need for name-calling or anything similar to that nature because they are great and good at what they do.

Believe it or not, girls in the classroom drool over these professors despite the fact that they are as old as our biological fathers. They are not *that* good looking at all but believe me, ladies in law school dig the brainy and experienced men -- that includes yours truly.

A great law professor makes the difficult climb tougher but enjoyable.

In law school, they are endangered species and sui generis -- threatened by the rising numbers of gods and demigods, their natural predators.

Mortals

The law of parallelism - heaven and earth, black and white, the beauty (that's me) and the beast (need I point it out to you?) and the gods and the mortals.

A law student cannot and will not dare attack a god -- that will cause mortal wounds which may lead to eventual death or in law school parlance, debarment.

As much as possible, as a student, we need to please the gods. Give them offers. Sacrifice virgins (now, that's an extinct breed!) and take the god/s' words as a gospel truth.

A mortal should learn how to think quite similarly like a god in order to appease him.

No matter how a mortal loathes a god, the god has always the final say.

Law school is a harsh and cruel world but I guess, law students are innate masochists.