Quora精選：說(shuō)說(shuō)你做過(guò)的最引以為豪的一件事

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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.

有個(gè)可憐的小女孩，以前每天都來(lái)我家旁邊撿垃圾。我教她讀書(shū)寫(xiě)字，還幫她進(jìn)了巷子里一所不錯(cuò)的學(xué)校。她現(xiàn)在成了一位醫(yī)生，一位眼科大夫。最近她還幫我兒子配了副合適的眼鏡。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：這條回答匿了，因?yàn)檫@和我的一位Quora關(guān)注者有關(guān)。

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.

我在印度理工學(xué)院（IIT）念書(shū)的時(shí)候，一個(gè)關(guān)系一般的朋友在期末考試前夕跑到我房間，說(shuō)想和我聊聊。我本來(lái)得通宵啃書(shū)準(zhǔn)備第二天的考試的，但他的一些事讓我把這些都拋到一邊，和他一起去露臺(tái)聊天。他開(kāi)始和我討論他的人生，以及他對(duì)事物的一些新看法。我再一次本能的想要問(wèn)他：“不能明天再聊嗎？”但我們還是一直坐著聊到了第二天早上。

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.

三個(gè)星期以后，我意識(shí)到他當(dāng)時(shí)正因?yàn)檎n業(yè)表現(xiàn)不佳而即將被留校查看。他當(dāng)時(shí)落下了一些課程，后來(lái)表現(xiàn)逐漸有了進(jìn)步，現(xiàn)在過(guò)得還不錯(cuò)。

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.

后來(lái)過(guò)了差不多有一年，我還有幾個(gè)月就要畢業(yè)了，有一天他告訴我，那晚他本來(lái)打算在自己房間自殺的。出于某些原因，他想在結(jié)束自己生命前找個(gè)人傾訴一下。但他也很清楚，馬上要考試了，沒(méi)人會(huì)愿意花那么多時(shí)間去聽(tīng)。

"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.

“如果那晚你沒(méi)有跟我聊天，今天我就不會(huì)站在這里了?！泵看蜗氲竭@句話我都會(huì)微笑。他跟我講這些的時(shí)候，還在為學(xué)業(yè)奮斗。那時(shí)他的人生還沒(méi)有起色，也沒(méi)有童話般的結(jié)局。但我由衷地感到高興，我真的救了別人一命。我沒(méi)有付出多少，但我真的覺(jué)得很開(kāi)心。