A VALUABLE lesson on tolerance, acceptance or perseverance was learnt through every challenge faced by recently admitted Attorney-at-Law Rebeccah Abdullah.

Abdullah’s petition was presented by Attorney-at-Law Sase Gunraj before Justice Joy Persaud-Singh at the High Court in Georgetown on Wednesday. Abdullah is now permitted to practise law before all courts of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

An employee of Caricom General Insurance Company. Inc, Abdullah’s journey to this moment is one of true determination and true self-belief.

Abdullah is a graduate of the University of Guyana with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2017, and bachelor’s degree in law in 2022. She also has a Certificate in Advocacy and Evidence for Summary Court Prosecutors from the university.

Her most recent academic success was at The Bahamas based Eugene Dupuch Law School, where she attained her Legal Education Certificate.

Hailing from the West Bank of Demerara, Region Three (Essequibo Islands- West Demerara), Abdullah recalled that her journey was a difficult experience. Despite the challenges, she constantly reminded herself of Bhagavad Gita 2:14, which translates to: “O son of Kunti, the contact between the senses and the sense objects give rise to fleeting perceptions of happiness and distress. These are non-permanent and come and go like the winter and summer seasons. O descendant of Bharat, one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.”

Her strong faith is one of the reasons she is here today.

“I give thanks to Lord Ganesh for giving me the strength and guidance when I thought all was lost. While it may have not been immediate, I knew Lord Ganesh would give me the strength to tolerate and guide me to achieving my goal of becoming an attorney at law,” Abdullah said.

The attorney revealed that she worked two jobs daily during her studies at the University of Guyana, leaving her home at seven in the morning and returning until 22:00hrs.

Throughout her years at the Eugene Dupuch Law School, Abdullah was a full-time employee at the Caricom General Insurance Company Inc., where she served as a Senior Manager, Compliance Officer and Company Secretary.

She proudly expressed that her accomplishment would not have been possible without her strong support system, which included her mother Maywattie Abdullah, father Shaban Abdullah, her sister Miriam Abdullah, her husband Monesh Kumar Gopie her aunts, uncles and all her family, friends and those who were with her during her studies in The Bahamas.