There was once a man who passed a construction site where three men were laying bricks. The man asked the first bricklayer, “What are you doing?” The first man said, “Can’t you see? I am laying bricks!” When the second bricklayer was asked the same question, he said, “I’m earning a living.” The third bricklayer said proudly, “I’m building a cathedral!” These three men were doing the same work on the outside, but their motivation and their perspective of their tasks made all the difference in how they perceived their jobs. The same can be said of our legal careers. Why did you become a lawyer? To give legal advice? To earn a living? Or was it because you wanted to make a difference?
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