From the OP:
[...snipped] Is it foolish to want to help these people become enlightened? Much like the bodhisattva, may our mission be to enlighten others to void suffering. These people are already set on their ways, is it even possible? Is it a waste of time? Are we to only speak to those open and interested? Give me your thoughts.
As others have said, the OP is confusing.
Seems like you want to talk about proselytizing (or "enlightening others" as you put it) and whether it's a useful (or ultimately useless) activity. Fine, whatever. That's a reasonable topic. But then, based on the title of the thread, you seem to assume that this drive to proselytize comes from Fe. But Fe Doms have repeatedly pointed out in this thread that they don't recognize proselytizing as an Fe trait.
So it seems that you need to start by properly defining where that proselytizing drive is coming from. In other words, if you want to talk about the utility (or not) of proselytizing, it would help to square away that initial confusion about where your proselytizing drive is coming from in the first place.
Here's my theory: Things like a drive to proselytize derive from the Ego (in the Freudian sense).
That is, our individual Egos each contain our own individual pictures or ideas or assumptions of how the world should function. I've seen these ideas/assumptions referred to as one's "sense of life," "world view," "organizing perceptions," etc. Furthermore, we want the outer world around us to *mirror* that Ego-based "sense of life." That is, we're happy when the world confirms our inner "sense of life," and we become unhappy and even anxious when the world runs counter to our inner "sense of life."
Thus, we all have a desire to see the world *mirror* our Ego-based "sense of life," and so we may choose to reach out to the world around us and try to push the world to move closer to our "sense of life." IOW, we may try to "mold the world in our own image."
How do we do that? Well, it depends on our type.
--Se-Dominant types may demonstrate wild skills at some extreme sport, hypnotizing an admiring audience with their flips and gyrations. This is a type of *mirroring* between audience and a performer on the grand stage.
--Ti-Dom types like to create systems to guide the world in a more orderly pattern: Legal codes, philosophical systems, psychological systems, etc. It's a more academic and intellectual style of *mirroring*.
--As for Fe-Dom types (based mainly on some ENFJ friends and acquaintances of mine over the years), I would characterize them as Charmers and Networkers. When they want to engage in *mirroring*, they create networks of like-minded people around them, and then bask in the glow. It's a social thing. IOW, they aren't proselytizers; it's more like schmooze-fests. (Apologies to ENFJs if I'm wrong here; I'm just presenting my own superficial impression of how they operate.)
--As for INFJs: When they want to engage in *mirroring*, they proselytize. They tend to create little discussion groups of like-minded people and work up political or philosophical or religious positions together, like a little choir all singing together in tune. It's true that they're using their Fe people skills to help get their message across. But it's Aux Fe working in service of Dom Ni. Ultimately the drive to proselytize comes from Ni: INFJs ponder and ponder and ponder issues in their usual Ni way, and then they want the world to *mirror* those Ni-related issues.
So technically, here's how it works in INFJs: They ponder Ni ideas, and then their Ego wants the world to *mirror* those ideas. But since Ego pretty much overlaps with one's Dominant function, they tend to express that mirroring in a way that fits their Dom. And then, secondarily, they might use their Auxiliary Fe in service to their Dom Ni to help with the mirroring process. But ultimately their *mirroring* style reflects their Dom function.
Anyway, that's my thoughts. I was just doing some reading up on *sense of life* and *mirroring*, so this stuff is all fresh on my mind. I decided to jump in and clarify this one point about the source of the proselytization drive, since it's creating a lot of distraction about how much Fe might be involved.
There still remains the question broached by the OP: Is Ni-based proselytization a useful or less-than-useful pursuit in the larger world? How do other types react to it? I have opinions on those questions as well, having participated in a couple INFJ-led discussion groups. But I'll stop here and see if what I've said about the source of the proselytization drive generates any discussion.
