Sunday 25 June 2017

Deng Thiak Adut: From a Child Soldier to a Successful Lawyer






Hi Friend,

Welcome to another moment of inspiration and motivation. If you have been in a situation where you feel you will never rise to stardom, where it appears a cloud of hopelessness has beclouded your view so much so that you cannot see a great future, and you conclude that there can never be a great future for you, then, spare me just 7 minutes of your precious time to read and digest this story. 

Deng Thiak Adut was born into the Denka tribe, the largest ethnic group in South Sudan. He grew up in the remotest sub-Saharan region of Sudan with no clothes, no education and no contact with Western culture.

At the age of 6, Adut was taken away from his mother and conscripted into the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). He was trained to use the AK 47 rifle. For 9 years, he fought in the war that eventually split his country, Sudan, into two, maiming killing and destroying lives and properties. 

With the help of his elder half-brother, John Mac Akuek who was 12 years older than him, he was moved from Sudan to Kenya where they spent 18 months in a mud hut in a blistering hot refugee camp, before their visa for Australia was approved in 1998. This is made possible with the sponsorship of Christian Aid workers, Bob and Christine Harrison.

Education

At Sydney, Australia, the illiterate, penniless Adut taught himself English while engaged in several part time jobs to earn a living. He later enrolled in an intensive English course at Blacktown TAFC and frequented libraries. He often slept in his car so that he didn’t come late to class. Eventually, he was accepted to study law in two universities, but he chose Western Sydney University (WSU) where he later bagged his LL.B. degree.



The dean of the school of Law, WSU, remarked: “He is a remarkably good lawyer.”

Legal Practice

In 2001, he nationalised as an Australian citizen. Presently, he is fully into legal practice and had acquired a level of local fame as “a defender of the dispossessed on the multicultural streets of Blacktown, Australia.”

Adut, who is described as a dedicated and energetic community leader, co-founded a law firm known as AC Law with Correy, his colleague in the legal practice. Correy, his partner in their law firm, remarked that Adut is “an alpha male personality and in court, he’s a fighter who never takes a backward step.”

Motivation

A respected lawyer and an advocate of the refugees in Australia, Adut is a testimony to the transformative power of education. Bob Harrison, one of Adut’s sponsors, said of him: “He was eager to learn and learned very quickly.”

The word of Adut’s quiet and extraordinary achievements spread far and wide after his Almer mater (WSU) posted a video telling his story. Within a week, 300,000 watched the video. So far, several millions of people had watched his video.



In an interview with 702 ABC, Adut said: “I put the video up as a form of telling everyone that no matter how many journeys, how many problems, how many obstacles you have on your way, you have to acknowledge that your disadvantage is not entirely your disadvantage. It could be your advantage if you followed a way with the right ingredients or the right training or the right kind of people.”

Philanthropy

On philanthropy, Adut said, “What I do for other people is what will make me happy.” Perhaps, this is what motivated him to run John Mac Foundation, a charity established in memory of late John Mac Akuek, his elder half-brother, who moved him from Sudan to Kenya and thereafter to Australia.



Dear friend, you will agree with me that the story of Adut is a story of determination, optimism, courage and hard work. I have no doubt in my mind that if you are willing to move from where you are and you are determined do so, and you make a commitment to do everything you can to achieve great success, doors of opportunities will be opened for you to walk into a life of fulfilment.

Until I come your way soon, go and live victoriously!

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