It makes me cross to a much wider ideological spectrum when I hold a conversation with people of different areas of study – and I find it interesting particularly with time I had with my friends who study Law.

I have to admit if I haven’t found my vocation in medicine, I would have found myself caught beneath lengthy law case study, reports, proceedings and various statutory materials, as I have been quietly a big fan of this stirring field of study.

At any level, it shapes our live in a multitude of ways, providing a solid foundation of fundamental fabric, which a successful civilization can burst forth. Maybe I owe much to my interest in the language used, which brilliantly gives rise in great of depth to the most valued human need, the appeal of self-expression as it open up a highly regarded intellectual discourse in its complex yet worthy of note legal thinking.

And the superficial association of debate with law just stokes the flame of interest even more. It celebrates command of both side of the arguments and if you handled it well, even a guilty murder can escape free (but surely nowhere to be found in my book of ethic).

Law generalizes the most basic approach to education, the idea that the object of learning is to understand as much as possible, whichever way – questions from many angles, examining conflicting ideas with dash of intellect, and of course logic of the common sense along the way.

Above all, it sets rules on how we lead our life.

Logic and common sense, which cooperate with the nature of the subject is the key judgment in tailoring set of rules to meet each relevant aspect of the case.

And that is the case of two very brilliant sets of rules for living a respectable and morale life, Mafia Ten Commandments (not to be confused with Biblical Ten Commandments) and The Cowboy Code.

Good things come in small, and in this case hidden package, as the authors seem to be of shadowy figures, but their ideas are beyond genius in amplifying the simplest, sincerest and probably the most well jingled rules to live a respectable life.

Results? The Mafia has turned into one of Italy’s biggest business enterprises with a turnover of more than a staggering USD120 billion a year, maybe a hundred billion dollar better than Proton, and all-inclusive respect worldwide as they successfully showcased one of many important essence of triumph - respect of the law.

Cliché, but it is true to some extent, that law exists for us to respect it.

And it is democratic, which requires effort on our parts to make these commendable ideas real. As much as we agree on creating it, we have to agree on respecting it.

Ah yes, politicians take note. Please keep law relevant to the need of changing society. We are vulnerable, so handle us with care.

P.S. MBBS stands for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, not Malam Boleh Buat Seks.

P.S.S I quit Medicine in 2009 to do Law in 2010.