Why pray for one?

Sometimes I pray for one without enthusiasm. I am thinking that when there are so many crises, how can it make sense to pray for only one? But as I ponder this problem, it comes to me that in praying for another, I lessen the demands of my ego. Thus, I am changed and can more easily connect well with others or saying it another way, I more easily notice my connection with others. Then, as gift to me, I am calmed and experience myself.