Dr. Epstein described his schooling experience in his memoir "I was once mentally retarded". What he can't forget most is that when he was in the fifth grade, he met a teacher named Murphy. For physiological reasons, Epstein suffers from serious learning disabilities. Despite his best efforts, he still suffered setbacks and failures. He felt that he was "stupid" than others, so he chickened out and began to play truant. Teacher Murphy didn't despise him because he was "stupid". On the contrary, he encouraged him enthusiastically. One day after class, the teacher called Epstein aside and handed him a piece of his test paper, all of which were wrong. "I know you know these topics. Why don't we do it again? The teacher asked questions one by one and asked Epstein to answer them. Every time Epstein answered a question, the teacher smiled and said, "That's right! You are very clever. I know you actually know these topics. I believe your grades will be better. He enumerated each topic one by one in his speech.

We can't estimate how much role Mr Murphy played in Epstein's growth. One thing is certain, if another teacher just accuses Epstein of not working hard, or simply treats him as a poor student and denounces him as "stupid", maybe the future medical genius will die at his hands. It was teacher Murphy's praise and encouragement that inspired Epstein's confidence, made him bid farewell to despair, stubbornly fought against fate, never gave up, never slacked off, and finally completed his studies, which were difficult for normal people to complete, and became an excellent surgeon.

"You are smart, I know you know these topics. A round of applause raised the young man's sail. Cheering can dispel the shadows in the hearts of depressed people and make them see the beauty of life and the brilliance of hope; Applause can melt the fog of inferiority and make them confident and brave. A little cheering can even change a person's life!

A compliment may change a person's life, but unfortunately, in real life, we are often too stingy to express our compliments easily, but it is easy to hurt others inadvertently. I remember Dickens once described the meaning of life like this: "If I can make up for a broken heart, I won't live in vain;" If I can alleviate the pain of a life, heal a wound, or bring a bird back to its nest, I will not live in vain. Relieve other people's pain, share other people's sadness and touch them, so that we will not live in vain and the content of life will not be pale and colorless. As Wang Guozhen said in his poem, "Getting is a kind of satisfaction, and giving is a kind of happiness. Give to others, and touch others will also touch yourself.