In the first view, self is to be the highest consideration of physical existence. It is a matter of wisdom to help others, for by helping others I improve physical circumstances and realties for me. Since I live in the world, it is only reasonable to make the world a better place to live in. To do so is to my benefit. In the second view a person sees existence from an eternal perspective.
Physical life is only a segment of existence, and a minor segment at that.
It is real, but it is no more real than the eternal. In this view, a person refuses to consider self as existence's highest consideration. He or she sees God as existence's focal point. Jesus teaches him or her the purpose of physical existence. Jesus correctly understood the focal point of existence is God and His purposes.