By seeing virtue as selflessness and altruism and doing well to others, we are most essentially ourselves. If we act selfishly, we are not acting as our true selves.
When a person feels his actions bring about the good of others and result in relieving even a little of widespread human suffering, he or she becomes conscious of the true sense of achievement and its realization. This is the highest involvement which leads to the greatest achievement followed by happiness, satisfaction and peace everywhere. With this essence of being, you find yourself knowing what you really wanted to be, but now what you have and what you are.