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there is something called the circle of influence vs the circle of concern.The circle of influence are those things one can dictate to his advantage shule,job......and circle of concern are those others like his buddies problems.Seems to me like he is spending a lot of time on his circle of concern rather than his circle of influence which is hindering his personal development.Probably what u should do is sit him down and work on his values and priorities but also if this is the character he has formed,well good luck.Try talking to him cos probably his background and history is playing a big influence to his behavior cos eventually it will start catching up with u.One thing is u cant solve the world's problems and how he values his other buddies they have to value him the same way but if its sacrificing his personal development for others then theres the problem.

"its better to labour diligently to one individual, than to wait for the salvation of the masses"Mahatma Gandhi