A proud daughter has taken the internet by storm after announcing that her father, who began his law degree as an undergraduate at the age of 50, has now qualified as an advocate at 58.
She shared the news in a post on the popular social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, revealing the remarkable journey her father embarked on despite his age.
According to her post, he started his law studies at 50 and has now successfully qualified to be admitted as an advocate.
In her statement, she proudly wrote: “My dad started his law degree at 50 as an undergraduate. Today, he just qualified to be admitted as an advocate at the age of 58 🥺🥹 I am so proud of him.”
The post has garnered widespread attention, with many users flooding the comment section to congratulate her and share their thoughts on her father’s inspiring achievement.
See some reactions below:
@TAMMI_za: “And to those who may think ‘oh but he’s close to 60’, personal fulfilment is above everything else. Besides, nobody fit and able retires from business activity these days.”
@SiyaMiti_the1st: “Halala! 🎊👩🏽🎓Best wishes to him. A few months ago there was a LinkedIn post about a 70+ (lated 70s I think) man who recently finished LLB and was starting articles at some law firm.”
@fortune8_k: “This is so beautiful. That time I thought I’m too late to start over again. Well done to him.”
@LoveWoods_107: “Never lose hope in achieving your goals. True inspiration lies in a man who knows exactly what he wants. And this is your DAD! Congrats for him.”
@bakangphuthego: “Same with my Mum! Man, her and I became closer during that journey! Now I was inspecting homeworks.”
@thube_mkhize: “Damn🥺 and here I am stressing about that degree at the age of 24😭. This is so inspiring🙌.”
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