Wow. Very well written. Looking at the situation from the perspective of the Leader, this is his/her mission. A leader leads. He/she puts out the message and some will come. Then it is his, and now her, responsibility to raise the level of their followers to their own level. And that is the hard part, IMO.
A leader can work on the level of collective consciousness and change the society as a whole. Or work on the level of the individual and break the chain of wrong or embedded thinking and behavior, one at a time. Either way it is the followers of a gifted, enlightened leader who benefit the most as their old, narrow ways are raised up to a higher level.
I'm looking forward to a follow-up of your story.