in the morning and being a part of trying to do something good, i miss work with moral content as obnoxiusas is sounds. three years later, i took john douglas' job at the u.s. attorneys office. i wasn't as smart, funny or good looking but i had the job and back in public service and i was a very happy person. once you have done service work, doing something about you and money it is addictive. the challenge of being a successful lawyer is things that are prestige and money draw you in a different direction. public service work is hard on the credit card and hard to do for an entire career. here is what i worry. einstein urged young people try not to be people of success but people of value. you will have missed something. austine said human honor is smoke with no wait. there is a danger when you get to the end of life and realize you accumulated the smoke of success but nothing of value. i will close with this uplifting message. occasionally you need to do something weird and close your eyes and imagine yourself at the end of your life. told you this wouldn't be uplifting. i hope you are o