While it is certainly important and laudable for one to seek self-fulfillment through individual acts of self-discovery, learning, and pleasure, we should understand that a life lived solely in the pursuit of self-interest cannot be maximally fulfilling or meaningful. Like it or not, we as human beings are social creatures. We belong to families, friend groups, communities, and cultures. Rather than aspiring to separate and distance ourselves from other people, we should aspire to connect more with the people closest to our lives. Whether it be people we are related to and/or know about or strangers who happen to live within our geographic vicinity, we should idealize a world where we take joy in bringing happiness to, empowering, and liberating the people around them. This can be in large and socio-economically powerful ways, such as donating generously to charitable causes or volunteering regularly to different social organizations. However, it can also be in a smaller, yet still kind gestures, such as regularly thanking bus drivers and calling one’s parents on their birthdays. Particularly, if older, wiser, and more experienced people sees a younger and more inexperienced people struggling in familiar ways, then the former should actively strive to help the latter. Whether it be providing them professional and workplace mentorship, advice on basic life tasks (how to do taxes, how to register to vote, etc.), or even just paying for someone else’s lunch because you see they are in a clearly financially distressed state, we should take into consideration the physical, mental, and emotional well beings of others in addition to ourselves.