@juliana I would also like to add...

I think the focus on the self is because you can't really help others escape dukkha if you haven't been liberated from it yourselves. As I understand it, (and I may be wrong) the goal of a bodhisattva is to hold back complete enlightenment in order to help others. It's the realization that if you can't swim yourself, then you can't save anyone from drowning.

(And again, thank you for your perspective.)
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