Yes. The quicker some of us take the above to heart, the better we'll be at being able to take responsibility for our own actions, and we might actually motivate ourselves to do something that will make a difference.
We aren't like Jews, i.e. we shouldn't believe we are God's "Chosen People" by default. If we really want to be the best we should start showing our mettle through a determination to learn and live by Gurbani and eventually follow the path shown to us by Dasmeh Pathshah.