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We encourage them to investigate alternatives and ask questions such as: What kind of work suits them? What work will fulfill them? What will they enjoy? What is the compensation, and what advancement can they expect? We advise them to keep their option open, recognizing that they will likely change jobs and careers over their lifetime.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A well-paying job that one enjoys is part of the American dream. A satisfying job serves one\u2019s self and one\u2019s family, the community, and the larger society. A satisfying job is a praiseworthy goal. As much as we applaud this general career choice approach, is there more?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In April 1947, a 21-year-old female announced her career plans to the world: \u201c\u2026with a whole Empire listening. I should like to make that dedication now. It is very simple.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service \u2026God help me to make good my vow, and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">September 2022, 75 years and 5 months later, that youngster, Queen Elizabeth II, did service for her country. She fulfilled her constitutional duty to invite Conservative Party leader, Liz Truss, to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to become her 15<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Prime Minister. The frail 96-year-old Queen, with hands bruised and blue, yet attentive, neatly dressed and well groomed, greeted Ms. Truss and the whole world with a welcoming smile and a twinkle in her eye. She did her duty to the very end.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Could it be that all of us, young and old, can learn something by viewing our work through the lens of duty? Not our compensation, self-fulfillment, and advancement, but doing our duty for its own sake. Of course, many in our midst do just that. And not just royals like the late Queen. The workman who does the job right without having to be told. The nurse or physician who logs extra hours for a patient. The waitress who ensures the coffee is always fresh\u2014doing one\u2019s duty. Old fashioned? 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