Perspective can be a very complicated thing. One may have certain intentions and another can/will perceive them from a different perspective. This evening I was placed into a group project that favored male’s being on one team, leaving only one guy on the other. Naturally, to me I would feel like the lone guy would feel left out and want to be apart. Especially when there were, questions asked that involved a comparison between males and females. Therefore, as my team presented I tried to include him as much as possible. I thought that I was helping. Instead, the opposite was happening. He felt that we were making a mockery of him, and singling him out. I felt so bad knowing that my intentions were the complete opposite and that he took it the other way. I went over and over in my head on what I could have done differently. At the end, the two of us were able to make amends and move on. Next time I will ask about inclusion instead of assuming it’s wanted.
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