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I taught a poor little girl, who used to come outside my house to pick litter every day, how to read and write, and helped her get admission in a good school down the lane. She's a doctor today, an ophthalmologist. Recently she helped me get the correct glasses for my son. I couldn't have been more proud.

有个可怜的小女孩，以前每天都来我家旁边捡垃圾。我教她读书写字，还帮她进了巷子里一所不错的学校。她现在成了一位医生，一位眼科大夫。最近她还帮我儿子配了副合适的眼镜。我真的感到很自豪。

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Note: I'll keep this anonymous as it concerns one of my Quora followers.

注：这条回答匿了，因为这和我的一位Quora关注者有关。

During my IIT days, a friend (not a very close one) came to my room the night before the end-term exam and wanted to talk to me. I had to cram through the night for the exam the next day but something about him made me leave that behind and go to the terrace to talk. He then launched into a discussion about his life and how he was re-evaluating things. Again, my natural impulse would have been to ask: "Can't this wait one more day?" But we sat on and talked till the morning.

我在印度理工学院（IIT）念书的时候，一个关系一般的朋友在期末考试前夕跑到我房间，说想和我聊聊。我本来得通宵啃书准备第二天的考试的，但他的一些事让我把这些都抛到一边，和他一起去露台聊天。他开始和我讨论他的人生，以及他对事物的一些新看法。我再一次本能的想要问他：“不能明天再聊吗？”但我们还是一直坐着聊到了第二天早上。

Three weeks later, I realized that he was on the verge of getting probation for poor performance. He fell behind in some courses, gradually improved his performance and is doing well in life today.

三个星期以后，我意识到他当时正因为课业表现不佳而即将被留校查看。他当时落下了一些课程，后来表现逐渐有了进步，现在过得还不错。

Nearly a year down the road, during my last few months at IIT, he told me one day that he had been preparing for suicide that night, in his room. For some reason, he decided he needed to talk it out before ending his life. But he was also sure that given the exam time, no one would spare that amount of time.

后来过了差不多有一年，我还有几个月就要毕业了，有一天他告诉我，那晚他本来打算在自己房间自杀的。出于某些原因，他想在结束自己生命前找个人倾诉一下。但他也很清楚，马上要考试了，没人会愿意花那么多时间去听。

"Had you not talked to me that night, I wouldn't be here." I still smile every time I think of those words. He was still struggling academically when he told me about all of this. His life hadn't improved. There was no fairy tale ending. But I feel incredibly happy that I actually saved someone's life. I didn't have to invest much but I do feel incredibly happy about it.

“如果那晚你没有跟我聊天，今天我就不会站在这里了。”每次想到这句话我都会微笑。他跟我讲这些的时候，还在为学业奋斗。那时他的人生还没有起色，也没有童话般的结局。但我由衷地感到高兴，我真的救了别人一命。我没有付出多少，但我真的觉得很开心。