Listening to Streets of Philadelphia takes me right back to law school — to the late nights, the long readings, and more than anything, to the “why” that lived inside me.
I wasn’t studying law for prestige or titles. I was drawn to it because I wanted to make the unseen seen — to give voice to the marginalized and invisible. It was a desire rooted deep in me, even before I could fully name it.
Life happened, though.
I took the job that made sense to everyone, and honestly, it made sense to me too for a while — going in-house as Domain Nams Attorney, discovering my love for tech, innovation, and how law weaves through it all. And that love hasn’t stopped.
But the fire to stand for human rights, policy, international advocacy — it’s still there.
Every human being deserves due process. To be heard. To be seen. At the very least.
I’ve often wondered: how do we, as a society, decide who is worthy of another chance and who isn’t? How do we get to play God with lives that, if given a real opportunity, might have turned out so differently?
Purpose isn’t tied to one title or one job description.
It can live inside anything we do.
Law, though — law is powerful. It can change the entire trajectory of a life, a family, a community. Maybe even a generation.
And that why — it never really leaves you.
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