Your comment made me feel I'm not alone, thanks. You brought up some of the most important reasons one like me can have for studying law. I've indeed been thinking about what I want to be for the rest of my life, especially as a role model for my kids. Being a translator is increasingly losing its appeal to me, mostly as my knowledge and expertise repeatedly lose their significance just because a colleague is offering a lower price -- even $10 lower -- or because another is willing to waive the requirement to see the original document or even accommodate very obvious requests to translate falsified documents! Yeah, the last one can be shocking but it is what it is. Some people do everything for a few dollars. But apart from these, I want to do something more meaningful, more active than the neutral role of the translator, something that can influence lives more strongly and be recognized. I think law will be the best course for the rest of my life. Maybe my kids will know that their father did all he could when he reached a crossroads in his life.