I Like Helping People Less Fortunate

Well it's not exactly what I want to write about but I didn't know what headline to put on top.
Have you ever worked for the welfare of a very hostile tribe? For some time now I have been trying to work towards improvement of the electrical network of a village in India, consisting mainly of Muslims. It was such a rude shock when I got abuses and filthy cuss words in return for trying to do something good for them. They made it all about their religion. I don't know how they got that idea or who fed them this concept. I almost felt like crying and I wanted to hurt them real bad out of frustration. I came home and thought it out. My intentions had been good but I had not been able to make them understand. Well it's hard to make people see reason when they don't have proper education. Never have I felt this helpless before . I only wanted to help them. 😕

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ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

I guess you were pretty lacking in education too, insomuch as you went there with not a single idea as to what the locals might think of you. Best do a little research of their issues if you ever intend to go again. Nobody appreciates uneducated foreigners dropping and automatically assuming their opinion of the locals must surely outweigh the local's opinion of them.

TheIncredibleHulka · 31-35, F

@ThePerfectUsername well thank you for your judgement of me on this matter which wasn't exactly helpful because I had some local leaders with me who were unable to convince the people. I was working with the local government.

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

Ah. So your use of "I had not been able to make them understand" was misleading then eh. And don't speak of being judged please when your entire post is about judging them by [i]your[/i] standards and finding them so severely lacking.

TheIncredibleHulka · 31-35, F

@ThePerfectUsername lol ok sir. Whatever makes you sleep well.

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

Well let's see if I can out it in language that even you can understand. If you described me as a member of "a very hostile tribe" and condescended to come and do some work that would be in my best interest I'd tell you to fuck off as well. Who exactly were they hostile to, and who the hell talks like that in the 21st century anyway? You sure it wasn't just you?

TheIncredibleHulka · 31-35, F

@ThePerfectUsername yes it was just me.