Frustrations

We have been having aerobics twice a week in our community center. There is a "ladies only" time each day from 2:30 - 4:30. So we meet at 3:30 for an hour. My first complaint is that this is the worst time of the day for ladies. Kids are coming home from school, they need to fix food, it is rest time. But in India it seems women are second class citizens so we get the dregs. Well now the community center wants to charge an arm and a leg for each lady that comes. The men who come each day to play badminton pay 200/- ($4.00) for the whole month. They can come mornings and evenings each day. So why do they want to charge us ladies 500/- ($10.) to come at the worst times and only given two hours available?

So now I have to find a new place to have the aerobics. I get so frustrated with feeling taken advantage of. I think part of the reason they want more money from us is that I am a rich American. We get charged more for so many things. The vegetable guy sells us veggies at an increased rate, the cloth sellers give us a higher price, and the rickshaw drivers triple the fare.

We feel taken advantage of in the purchase of Spot, our puppy. The guy sold us a dog that has mange. Probably all the dogs he sells has it, so it isn't just us. But it is just one more example of paying a high price for poor quality.

Lord give me the strength each day to love people with your love!