[LAW SCHOOL PHILIPPINES] Law School Reflections for Good Friday 2020

Holy Week has always been among my favorite holidays because it’s that one time of the year where life really slows down to a crawl. The streets of Manila are relatively empty; walang traffic at walang mahahabang pila. My wife and I usually go out to a Lenten retreat ran by our church and that’s that.
I think my fixation with life slowing down comes from a summer vacation I spent in the mid-90s, as a little boy in my mother’s hometown. She grew up in a tiny barrio and there were no motorized vehicles on their tiny street. Oo, kapatid - that’s just one street. They had carabaos and carts, and the occasional kuliglig.
Their tiny barrio was right next to a river and that river, to a certain extent, happily provided for the needs of the local residents. In that pristine river, I was taught to swim, to gather small shellfish, river prawns and I even managed to catch small fish. That was Good Friday for me, almost 20 years ago.
Good Friday today is eerily quiet. There are no motor vehicles in our area, except the e-trikes that deliver our water and the occasional firetruck, blaring all sorts of music to disinfect out street. The Holy Week retreat is streamed online. It’s all quiet here in Manila, but the quiet just isn’t the same.
It’s the quiet of hushed tones, and faint voices. It’s the quiet of people going to bed early because there’s nowhere to be, or there are no deadlines to meet. It’s the quiet of a people who are collectively struggling in these crazy times.
Tonight, let me share with you some of my law school reflections for Good Friday 2020.
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[@josephlandong7978]

Amen and amen! Thank you for your passion in sharing lots of insights, you are such a blessing to me and I believe to many! God bless you more Sir!

[@LexInMotion]

Thank you, bro. God bless you too and your law school dreams. 😊❤️🙏🏻

[@rbvilla1]

Thank you for being a blessing, Atty.

[@LexInMotion]

You too!! 😀❤️🙏🏼

[@AceHardy]

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[@powersyncgamingyt1211]

I really appreciate it atty. Thank you for everything especially all the reminders. Kuddos and may God bless us all.

[@LexInMotion]

You are so welcome. 😀❤️🙏🏼

[@Publiclens935]

atty.its good to find your content here,very inspiring,and teacher na teacher tlga tung datingan,i hope i get to law school..pray 4 me atty..God bless you in all d things u do.

[@LexInMotion]

Thanks, bro. I feel blessed by your comment. Let me pray for you tonight, by name. May God bless you with the very best version of your law school dreams. 😊❤️🙏🏻

[@angelom2476]

God bless po Attorney👊☝️ thank you for the prayer🙌

[@bjguinsoo4201]

Dito sa amin patuloy pa ang law school online class...

[@christrod2732]

Go sir lex. More power!

[@masaki2351]

Lex In Motion really has great content and the videos are easily comprehensible. I am a junior high school student, and I want to take a college degree in Criminal Law. Lex In Motion has helped me greatly in reviewing.

[@iamabubakardr2936]

Welcome back lods. 😊💕❤️

[@johnvictorroderos8842]

Thank you for this Atty. Your words are so similar to the beliefs of an organization I am part of. Do you know the phrase, "Yes to life"?

[@LexInMotion]

Yes I do! 😊❤️🙏🏻

[@graciasullano700]

Great reflections Lex! I spent the 1st week of ecq forcing to finish a syllabus, then the next 2 weeks on netflix. The holyweek reminded me that I am not on vacation, it put me back a little bit on track again. I hope to finish my readings before April 30. There were nights when I pray that I offer my subjects this semester in exchange for the eradication of the covid19 virus. It is a very petty prayer, but can't think of what more can I tell the Lord. My heart aches for everyone. Thank you Lex always for the inspiration. Stay safe with your family!

[@markeugenelopez1407]

Premieres in 3 hours. Great!

[@LexInMotion]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@KentRennierPSible]

Kapatid/Atty. Lex, senior high school student po ako. Pangarap ko po maging abogado balang-araw. Pero pansin ko po ang mga abogado magagaling magsalita at magsulat lalo na sa wikang Ingles. Aminado po akong laking-hirap po ako at dahil salat sa mga kagamitan at hindi po nahasa ang writing and communicating skills ko. Dahil po dito nadodown ako. May pag-asa pa po ba ako?

[@LexInMotion]

I've always believed that all skills can be learned. All you need is the time and the opportunity to shine. Even the humble wind, can flatten down a mountain, given enough time. 😊❤️🙏🏻

[@joshuaasuncion9190]

Kuya lex, anong animation software po ang gamit nyo?

[@LexInMotion]

Thank you for this question. I begin on Adobe Illustrator and move everything to After Effects for animation. I edit everything together in Premiere Pro. 😊❤️🙏🏻

[@airageorginalim2898]

tips for alternative dispute resolution class please

[@LexInMotion]

Alternative Dispute Resolution is the future of litigation and I'd like to share more of that in the weeks and months ahead. Thank you for your suggestion.