Above the level of self-actualization in Maslov’s heirarchy of needs exists a transcendent desire to help others achieve their potential.  Loyalty to this transcendence solves the paradox of our ordinary existence by showing us -outside of ourselves - the cause which is to be served. And inside of ourselves, the Will, which delights to do this service, and which is not thwarted, but enriched and expressed in this service. 
⁃Atul Gwande, On Mortality