You should never have expectations for others, just be kind to them. If people mess up, do anything you can to bring some happiness into their lives. Setting goals for others can be aggressive, really wanting a success story for ourselves, we are asking them to live up to our ideals.
In the competitive world we give expression to our ambitions. In meditation we cannot use this attitude, we must not expect any gain. If we look for results, they elude us, expect no ambitions to be fulfilled; only then will the inner force manifest.
If you want to become a better person, study that which serves the nature of life, and then offer it to the world. If you study with devotion, and wholeheartedly, all things in the universe will be in harmony and everything in your life will reflect this practice.
The real nature of man is originally good, but it became clouded by contact with earthly things, and therefore needs purification before it can shine forth in its native clarity. Practice purification, this will widen your awareness and bring you clarity.
Quote: We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility. Einstein