I like that phrase "As people achieve self-realization they tend to focus more and more of their lives on helping others" something that seems totally true to me!! I am in South America and being a migrant I have had to adapt to different behaviors or we could call them ways of thinking not because I want to but with the purpose of being able to advance in study and work, which is what one initially needs when arriving at another place... now I can tell you with complete certainty that since I have been here the disinterest towards others and the lack of empathy among its own citizens is very great!!! Something that is very bad and that should be changed as soon as possible if we want a different world for the future 👍😊