Last week classes started and emotions were running high among the freshly enrolled students of all ages. I myself was apprehensive about the classes I enrolled in; was I going to like the classes, the instructors, my classmates? A rush of questions that could make a person doubt their abilities and tamper with their confidence level.
As I entered class, I noticed a woman that was in another one of my other classes. You could tell by her communication with others that she was struggling with obtaining the correct material for the class. So, I reached out to her by offering to help. While making several suggestions, I noticed she was anxious and just needed confirmation from someone that everything would fall in place. As I tried to assure her that the information was on the web, it seemed as though she repeatedly came up with reasons why she could not access the information.
With every reason given the less I wanted to assist her. I abruptly shut down my efforts by saying "I'm trying to help you".
It was not until I got home did I realize that I had become judging of her and that I should have made another attempt after class to clam the tentions. That night I thought of her several times. I was not impressed on how I handled the situation and was determined to test the waters the next day.
Did I just shoot myself in the foot by dismissing her interest? After all, she is a classmate and she could be a very resourceful person. The answer is in the next post!
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