Your great mission in life; is not too far away from you

Many times we hope to do great things, but fixating on this thought, we neglect those closest to us.. In fact, the truth is those closest to us are no different from those far away.. They might just require different things.....Nonetheless, they require something. If we do not even recognise this need of them, and if we can't satisfy even them, how can we be so presumptious as to say we can benefit more/all sentient beings at some other place? My teachers always teaches that we should always start with those closest to us. If we neglect the feelings of those closest to us and stubbornly engage in our great missions of life, i feel we would be doing a great disservice to those who willingly and sincerely, loved us..