Many times volunteers, staff members and myself get frustrated when we try to help people. We wonder why people do not appreciate our help, why they try to cheat us even when we are trying to help them, why they do not do something to help themselves. When we start feeling like this, it is important to remind ourselves that a person's entire life experience dictates how they act towards others. Receiving kindness is a small part of these people's life experience, so it is no wonder that they do not instantly change their behavior. People often find it hard to believe that someone wants to help them with no strings attached, and they have learnt the hard way not to believe kind words.
Those of us who are interested in helping need to remember that poverty, is not just about lack of money, there are so many other effects, such as lack of self worth and lack of education and lack of cultured company. It is no wonder that people often do not act to help themselves. We have to remember that our work is like the waves of the ocean, the waves can wear away the rocks on the cliff face but they cannot do so immediately; only by perseverance.
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