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    Selina reflects on a previous assignment where she had to be compassionate to everyone she encountered for 24 hours. She realized through research that true compassion is difficult and that the pandemic has negatively impacted many financially, mentally, and academically. She has since made an effort to treat everyone with kindness and consideration, such as buying milk for a woman and child begging. This assignment taught her about compassion and the need to be self-compassionate. She enjoys the social psychology course but wishes it could be in-person.

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    Selina reflects on a previous assignment where she had to be compassionate to everyone she encountered for 24 hours. She realized through research that true compassion is difficult and that the pandemic has negatively impacted many financially, mentally, and academically. She has since made an effort to treat everyone with kindness and consideration, such as buying milk for a woman and child begging. This assignment taught her about compassion and the need to be self-compassionate. She enjoys the social psychology course but wishes it could be in-person.

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    Selina reflects on a previous assignment where she had to be compassionate to everyone she encountered for 24 hours. She realized through research that true compassion is difficult and that the pandemic has negatively impacted many financially, mentally, and academically. She has since made an effort to treat everyone with kindness and consideration, such as buying milk for a woman and child begging. This assignment taught her about compassion and the need to be self-compassionate. She enjoys the social psychology course but wishes it could be in-person.

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    Soc 2107 : Social Psychology

    Assignment #2

    Individual Reflection

    DUE : 13th February, 2022

    Name : Selina Tunieca Anita Fraser

    USI : 1037222

    Faculty of Social Science

    Social Work
    Introduction

    In this paper I will be reflecting on a previous paper submitted on “A Day of Compassion”.


    In my compassion paper I was assigned an eye-opening task. I had to be compassionate to everyone
    I came across for 24hrs. Now at first after hearing about this assignment I thought it would be easy
    all I had to be was kind. However, when I actually tried to attempt the paper, I realized that research
    needed to be done. Further to the research, I noted that my definition and idea of ‘compassion ‘was
    completely wrong. With the definitions I came across during my research, I mentioned in my
    previous paper that no one, in my view (based on definitions found) cannot be truly compassionate.
    During this 24hrs I pushed myself beyond set limits to be kind to EVERYONE who I came across
    in my path.

    After my assignment I began to reflect from 2019- present we have been faced with so
    much because of COVID-19. In the paper below I further go on to mention my observations and
    what it has been like being apart of this course.

    Let’s Reflect...

    As mentioned COVID-19 has dented a lot of homes (financially and in other ways) and
    young students (Financially, mentally and academically). After conducting this experiment, I
    received feedback from many of my colleagues, many said that the gesture, pep Talk / hug was all
    they really needed to make it better. After hearing this it brought me to the realization that we are
    truly unaware of what persons are going through daily. Persons have been losing family members/
    jobs all of which can make them go into a depressed state.

    I can personally attest to this because since 2019 everything would have just flashed by in
    a non- friendly way, I went from never graduating from secondary school, transitioning into ug
    Via zoom, loosing a job & job hunting, loosing family members etc. this would have affected me
    mentally but I never showed this to anyone. Covid disconnected me from friends and family and
    talking about my problems was no longer a norm for me. Just as though this would have happened
    to me it would have happened to many others who never mention it.
    After completing this assignment and self-reflecting based on observations and feedback
    received, I started treating EVERYONE with genuine kindness and consideration. For e.g.,
    Recently I was in Stabreok market with a colleague from work when a female holding a young
    baby approached me. She was holding a child no older than 1 years of age. She asked me if I could
    assist her with buying a pack of milk for her and her son. I paused and many thoughts ran through
    my mind, many persons would have judged her, many would have wondered why she had the child
    with her begging / why she was using the child as an excuse, some would have even gone further
    to contact welfare and have the child removed from her care. However, what I did was try to view
    it in her shoes or rather, in my view if I was in her shoes. Keeping in mind this pandemic, let’s
    assume I was a single mother with a child barely making it to pay rent, no money for food or tea
    stuff and no one to keep my child. What would I do? Or rather what would you do if you were in
    that situation? would you have left your child all alone in the house hungry? would you stay home
    at home with your child and not eat? or would you leave your house with your child safely in your
    arm and seek assistance for food? After considering all of this I simply said let’s go to the stall that
    sells milk, bought a Nutra milk and handed her the bag with the change. Her eyes filled with tears
    and she willingly accepted this. Now fair enough there is a possibility that this situation was not
    genuine however, I did my part as a compassionate and kind person and the possibility of me
    helping her child and herself was all I needed. This helps me as an individual to grow
    compassionately and emotionally.

    This assignment has taught me what compassion is, that everyone including myself needs
    and benefits from receiving compassion. Compassion can save a life. It also taught me that we
    need to show ourself compassion. Yes I would have been compassionate to everyone I came
    across, except the person in my mirror, I have been overlooking my mental and physical health
    and I need to undo this because, while I may be compassionate to others, that does not
    automatically means that others will extend this same gesture to me.
    Being a student of social psychology at the university is an experience to remember. Miss
    always finds creative and fun ways for us to interact as a class. She makes use of all that’s available
    features via zoom. I must say the entire online platform is a bit discouraging when it comes to this
    class because I have visions of how fun this class would have been if it was in person. Also, I am
    a second-year student who has never stepped foot on campus so I think this also contributes to me
    wanting the sessions in person. However, the online platform does come in handy because Miss
    caters for everyone. She posts her slides and recordings and is always open and ready to explain if
    needed. I must say miss has made me a bit more comfortable as a student of the university. This
    class has also helped me to have a better understanding as to why people think the way they do
    and react in certain ways. It has given me a view of society from a completely different lens/ point
    of view.

    Conclusion

    This reflection has made me realize that I am in need of a Self-Care plan and I have since
    begun working on it. I wish to continue to observe and help myself and others grow. I would have
    learnt that having and being compassionate has many benefits. Not only does it greatly help the
    person on the receiving end but it benefits us on the giving end. It helps us to grow as
    compassionate individuals. This course is an eye opener and it helps us to understand the way in
    which others think. My recommendation to miss for next term is to at least gave one meet and
    greet with students (following all covid guidelines of course) and continue to be the great lecturer
    she is. I am very grateful to be a part of this class as it not only expands my knowledge but it helps
    me to grow as an individual too.

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