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It almost seems a shame that life never quite turns out the way we imagine it when first we begin. It does not matter whether it’s a marriage, a new career, a different university, or a turn at public life. Regardless of our best of intentions, and even our best effort, inevitably things go off the rails.

The latter (i.e., public service) begins with a sense of civic duty and the encouragement of friends and