Alone in the Universe

There may be life on Jupiter’s moon Europa. But I wonder, if we found life elsewhere in the universe, would that change anything? Policy would change. Our formal philosophies would change. Would we change? Would our actions reflect our new knowledge?
There are people in my own community homeless and hungry, but what have I done for them? My life hasn’t changed for them, and I am ashamed to say it, so I can’t imagine my life will change for microbes in and ocean, under miles of ice, 5 times further away than the sun.
That is a truly depressing thought.