When we groundlessly assume that the behaviour of our neighbours is based on their goals, we just bring to the world one more pile of trash. In fact, people never know with full certitude what are their goals and why they live at all. They are just as much unprotected, even helpless sometimes, as they succeeded in getting rid of stereotypes.
The crux of personal development is the gap between what one plans to do and what he or she actually does.
The need for gratitude is demotivating, because there is never enough of gratitude.