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that I would be earning a living researching organized crime networks.

Who would have thought I would have a job that I hardly ever talk about with anyone, because it makes other people nervous to think about what I do?

It’s a weird gig for a pacifist, first off. It is strange to me to think that the work I do takes people out of circulation who force children and others into prostitution, or who run murder for hire operations, or simply who drive up the cost of health care because of what they are doing in the medical field that is outrageous and should be highly illegal.

It is strange, because there is a huge tail on my work. Results take a long time.

It is fulfilling, because in the little circles I run in, people value and respect what I do. They trust me, and they trust my work. I have learned what it means to have a good reputation.

I did not choose this work—I fell into it. I followed my dharma. I am a risktaker, a puzzle solver, a believer in the prevailing nature of the good. My work is a very good fit for me.

I hope my story helps encourage others who may feel the world is so huge and the ponds are all so large that maybe it is too hard to make a difference. It is not hard to make a difference. All it takes is courage, desire, and intentionality.

I search each and every day for a new career. I look through the classified and I look on the net. My dream job (being a college professor) is not attainable until I finish my Master’s and Ph.D. So until then I would like a Research Position….finding it is harder than I thought….