A repost but well worth it for the message -

I was told a story when I was very young but remember it and live by the lesson it taught still.

The story told of two groups of people sitting at a long dining table.  All the people had large spoons tied to their arms keeping them from being able to bend their elbows and feed themselves.  At one table the people ended up starving even though the table was full of wonderful food, because they only wanted to feed themselves and would not help anyone else.  At the other table each person fed the person across from them and all ate well.

The moral of the story?  If you help others succeed you will also succeed.  Help yourself by helping others.