The careers on the other tables had their obvious draws—the principal one being a shit-ton of cash every month—but there’s no feeling like knowing you’ve saved a life. Not even that, half the time; just knowing you’ve made a difference is enough. You go home—however tired, late, and blood-spattered—with a spring in your step that’s hard to describe, feeling like you have a useful part to play in the world. I said this little speech about thirty times, and by the end of the morning I felt like I’d been through rigorous couples therapy—talking all the problems out, realizing the spark was still
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