When the door of the elevator was opened, he walked out through the door. He was tired, confused and depressed. He walked to the nearest park from his office, was thinking to find a peaceful place to rest, to get rid of the stresses and pressures from his job.
He is a lawyer, an experienced and expensive lawyer; he is famous and builds his reputation through several big cases. His rate was starting from $500 per hour, before the clients make an appointment; they need to pay him $500 no matter what.
Today, he finally decided to take a walk to the park which he could see clearly from his office, a gorgeous decorated office, all was imported Persian carpet, the china and the liquors on the desk, the Cuban cigar can never be missed on every night. He sits down on a bench, take out a cigar and light it.
The kids there were playing around, chasing each other, their laughing was large, they seen happy, and their parents were sitting on the grass and watching them. A very good picture, he though.
Just several days ago, his only daughter was married, he was in the wedding, the princess was happy. “My princess is getting married finally”, he was happy, same like every father in the world. He also meets his ex-wife in the wedding; she was with her husband, a rich businessman and they look love each other very much!
Now, sitting on the bench under a tree with a cigar. He missed and seldom participates in her daughter life, he was busied about his lawyerly jobs, was busying to represent his clients to sue others, he was absented to his daughter basketball match, he always forget his daughter’s birthday and what make his daughter angry is her father was absented to her graduation. At that time, he was busying in court, to doing a closing, and finally to win a big amount of damage.
His wife couldn’t tolerate anymore, they were arguing frequently, and the gap between them seen couldn’t be reached anymore, they finally agreed to get divorce; he did not mind how much his wife took his, because he is rich, but what he really mind is he had lost the family. He lost the one who sleep with him at the night, who warm him, who prepared him breakfast in the morning.
His wife couldn’t tolerate anymore, they were arguing frequently, and the gap between them seen couldn’t be reached anymore, they finally agreed to get divorce; he did not mind how much his wife took his, because he is rich, but what he really mind is he had lost the family. He lost the one who sleep with him at the night, who warm him, who prepared him breakfast in the morning.
He always devote himself to the law firm, he spent most of his time in the firm, he works 15 hours a day, and he go back home just for sleeping. He went out to his office before the sun is rise and came back home after the sun was set, and the only time he see his daughter is before he sleep, he like to kiss her cheek before he went to bed, that is the only way he could shows his fatherly to his daughter.
He always couldn’t understand why his wife wanted him to make a choice between the family and his job, he just couldn’t understand. He built the most reputable and the most respectable law firm in the town from his barely hands, he got more than 26 partners now. His wife wanted him to spent more time to the family, so are his clients wanted him to spend more time to win the verdict. He could not get a balance point between the family and his job, which is why his wife decided to leave him. But he could not just quit his job like this, he has the responsible to take care of his clients, and some time the clients will put the huge pressure to him as when the progress of the trial isn’t go well, but what can he does to this? He already being control by his clients, he only does what the clients demanded.
He looks at the lilies in front of him, he did enjoy the little moment which is only could belongs to him with the Cuban cigar, he needs some fresh air, or maybe a vacation, but most properly will happened in his dream now, because he got to go back to work after the little break.
Actually the time of slave wasn’t finished after Lincoln, but in fact, it has turn in another form which is more mentally-oriented like what the lawyer is facing. He lost his family because of his job, he lost his mind but just follow the instruction from his clients, he is being manipulated and totally lost everything but money which can buy everything but the family.
Actually the time of slave wasn’t finished after Lincoln, but in fact, it has turn in another form which is more mentally-oriented like what the lawyer is facing. He lost his family because of his job, he lost his mind but just follow the instruction from his clients, he is being manipulated and totally lost everything but money which can buy everything but the family.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:37 am
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