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Originally Posted by rapidsnyc  A real achievement never occurs when we work for someone else but for ourselves. Mother Teresa didn't serviced deceased to service the society but because doing so made her happy. Einstein didn't invented for the benefit of the society but because it really inspired him. A extraordinary achievement occurs when individual plays for the audience of one, that is -himself. |
That's exactly the drives I was talking about, the happiness to see society better off due to your own effort and the pride in solving a problem or building a better mousetrap. You've expanded it beautifully.