THE RISING MAN
Some mornings, we feel ready to take on the world, like a boxer stepping into the ring, gloves tight, eyes locked, convinced the fight will be fair and predictable. Illusion.
Because life, like an unexpected opponent, dodges, feints and hits where you least expect it. It throws uneven rounds, some dazzling, others exhausting and sometimes… it knocks you down.
Law is no different. We think its rules are carved in stone. But they shift: shaped by case law, refined by doctrine, reinvented through practice. Nothing is fixed. Everything moves.
And in that movement, the goal isn’t to avoid the blows but to learn to absorb them, strike back and above all… get back up.
A solid contract is like a high guard that protects you. Good legal advice is the sidestep that opens up a counterattack.
A committed lawyer is the coach in your corner wiping your brow, whispering the right wordsand sending you back in with a plan.
Once, man struck two stones to create fire. Today, he taps a screen to light up a thousand of them. But the essence is the same: adapt, shape your world, seize the moment and pass it on.
Law, culture, humanity these are living treasures. They evolve, transform and are meant to be shared.
A legal decision can be the one punch that turns the whole fight.
A cultural creation can reignite the spark in someone’s eyes.
A legacy is a championship belt we pass down with the story and the scars, that come with it.
In every life, there’s a hidden door. No key. No handle. It opens only when you're ready.
It’s the door of awareness. Opening it means choosing to see bigger, to raise your guard, to welcome the present moment not as an enemy… but as an ally.
To grow isn’t just to stack victories. It’s to understand that passing something on is the highest form of ownership: turning experience into strategy, knowledge into light and offering it to those stepping into the ring after us.
To adapt is not to surrender. It’s to turn pressure into momentum.
In boxing, discipline and lifestyle build endurance.
In law and in life it’s the same: You need consistency, patience and attention to detail.
But you also need creativity. Not the whim of a moment but creativity as a way of living.
Knowing how to craft a new line of attack. To surprise. To reinvent the tempo.
To be creative is sometimes… to dance in the middle of the fight.
There is no final round. Only the next. There is no finish line.
Only relay points: A passed-down technique, a reimagined rule, a path opened for someone else.
And if tomorrow the opponent changes you’ll just need to adjust your guard.
“In life, as in the ring, people often tell me: I'm afraid of falling…
And I say: But if you never fall… how will you know you’re still boxing?
Then they ask: But what if I lose my way?
And I reply: Well, if you’re lost… it means you’ve already arrived somewhere !
In truth, whether we move forward, step back, take hits or land them what matters most is having a good guide.
Because a good guide… is someone who knows the fight even before it begins.” Adrian Vangheli-Stavila