You can't take someone much further than you've been yourself.
In other words, if you've traveled far within yourself, you can more aptly help another do the same.
This is one of the secret jewels embedded within suffering. We trust someone who we know has suffered, because we believe they have 'been there' and know a bit about the territory.
If you really want to help others in these ways, be willing to do so in your own life.
