A Touch of Compassion

Captains Log 13: 17.4.2011

Mission leader: Shayne Clarke

Team Captain: Handsome Rob

Assignment: Find someone more stressed out than me, 

                     do something for them, 

                     write about it

Assignment Difficulty: Easy

Finding a person more stressed than me during the beginning of final's week was not particularly difficult. All I simply had to do was  find another human being enrolled at BYU.  Now, I am not saying I do not have my fair share of an exam workload...I simply do not stress about them. For example, two scheduled exams on Saturday back to back; I go camping over the reading days, attend the ward closing social, and go on a date. 

If I have been learning things like I should during the entire semester, all I need to do is a little review and then go take the sucker.

Suffice it to say, there are some on the BYU campus who do not operate, think, or comprehend such a notion. Take my room-mates for an example. One is always cramming and stressing before a big test and I had noticed last semester, the week of finals is something of a living nightmare for her.  

So instead of bugging her to come play with me and or distracting her with any such antics I have this week been encouraging her to do her studying. Every time she starts to give in to my other room-mates siren calls for video games, I  remind her that after this week she can play all the video games she wants.  

I started to do her chores for her as well, give her studying tips whenever she is having a problem with something, and voluntarily quiz her. 

However, for my assignment I chose to help her with the knowledge I have learned from the MCOM 320. She has to give a presentation for  her final tomorrow  in one of her classes.  I helped with her slides; using the 6 by 6 rule, creating a running agenda, and cleaning them up in general.

Now, I am helping her with the talking part: letting her practice on me, giving her feedback,  and timing her.

Her presentation is a lot better than mine had been for MCOM; I wish I had a me when I was doing mine. I have done all I can and we get to see if it paid off tomorrow. I hope it does and I'll let ya' know.

Maybe, if life continues.

Floyd, out.