The thing I'm most proud of.

Hi there..So today's writing prompt from LYL team is "What's one thing you are proud of?". I had to rack my brains quite a bit to find it because my life is a series of small-small accomplishments..nothing very great or world-changing has been done by me..also the things I've achieved weren't solely because of me..I've had help from people around me and the Universe..when you truly introspect, you understand that you don't have an independent existence as such and all that you do is influenced by various situations, people etc.. Well, coming back to the prompt, I would consider helping one of my neighborhood friends to clear her Xth grade exams 7 years back as my biggest achievement..She is 4 years my junior and a very close friend at that time.But she was very careless and lazy in her studies and a serial procrastinator. When the time for board exams came in March, she had a panic attack and went into shock mode. She became very irritable and refused to even touch the books saying she would fail the exams any ways because she hadn't studied the whole year..Her mother asked for my help because she too was convinced that her daughter would fail if she sat for the exams. I kind of knew what the girl was going through at the time because I too had a similar episode 4 years back..Being the perfectionist I was then, I too was not ready to sit for exams thinking that I didn't study the syllabus thoroughly.I'd thrown tantrums and refused to go the exam centre and would've failed due to not attending the exams and ruined my life in the process. But thanks to the efforts of my parents and well-wishers, who assured me everything would be fine, I had the courage to write the exams and scored a whopping 92%!!. So, I kind of understood what it took to motivate a person to give their best at the exam hall- a lot of support to instill faith in self and a little bit of push in studying/memorising the key concepts. I spent almost 8 hours with her- studying, teaching and giving pep-talk for the entire 4 weeks of her board exams. I learnt a lot of Indian history along with her (something I didn't do during my school years :-) ) and tutored her in science and maths, my forte..I never really thought myself to be a teacher and never aspired to be one like the other kids during primary school..but I was amazed at how I made the learning fun for her..making mnemonics, giving tips to draw, solve problems etc..I was in the first year of my engineering college, with the first year university exams fast approaching and it was a very physically and emotionally draining period..While she was writing her exams, I was praying continuously in college..I was always thinking of ways to simplify concepts so that she would understand it well and present it correctly to the examiner..But all this paid off when she wrote her exams well and scored a decent 84%. I would always cherish the moment when I saw her result in the CBSE website and her mother's eyes filled with tears and how happy the girl was..She touched my feet for blessings which I felt very embarrassed to give..The feeling of euphoria is something I would always cherish. Even though considerable time has elapsed since then and we've grown very distant, I would always be proud to know that I helped that person complete her schooling with flying colours and lay the foundation for her future career.