Saturday, December 6, 2008

Missing teeth in the Cog of the Machine

I work for a federal agency which is one of the largest employers in the USA. I love this country and just want to be able to leave it a better place than what it was when I started with it. I will admit that since I am still gainfully employed by said agency. I know how this agency works and in this economy, I am one of the few people who can honestly say, my job is guaranteed.

The older and more crippled the population becomes, the more work I have. I take retirement and disability claims all day long. Every once in a while, I am able to help someone truly in need. I will be the first to admit I am a self centered, egotistical asshole. When someone is truly bettered by my actions, I have a reaction which I really am not able to fathom. I get jealous of these individuals. I am a total stranger to them, I will only talk to them for an hour or so and I change their lives forever. It's like I have to save the world, but who is going to save me.

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