I try to approach life with a goal of making someone else's life a little easier each day.
I'm not always able to make myself feel better, but if I can make someone else feel better, well, that makes me feel a little better.
And like, obviously you shouldn't burn yourself to keep others warm. But building a fire for others can give you a chance to take part in the warmth yourself.
I do, but they're unattainable (even if they aren't very lofty in nature) because the common denominator in all my life's failures, is that it's me. I have never known true happiness or success so I can't even imagine it.
Some people just exist to make others feel better about themselves, and to serve as bad examples.