Mahatma Gandhi, who is looked up to as the father of India, was a very special man.

被尊为印度之父的圣雄甘地是一个非常特别的人。

The following story shows one of the reasons why he was called "Mahatma" (great soul).

下面的故事说明了他被称为“圣雄”（伟大的灵魂）的原因之一。

Once, Gandhi was on a mission to collect funds from various cities and villages for an organization to help the poor.

有一次，甘地肩负着一项使命：从各个城市和村庄为一个帮助穷人的组织募集资金。

He went to several places and finally reached Orissa, which is one of the 29 states of India.

他去了几个地方，最后到达了奥里萨邦，奥里萨邦是印度29个邦之一。

He organized a meeting there, and gave a speech to the public, after which he pleaded with them to give him funds for the organization.

他在那里组织了一次会议，并向公众发表了讲话，之后他恳求他们为该组织提供资金。

At the end of his speech, an old woman stood up.

在他讲话结束时，一位老妇人站了起来。

She pleaded with the volunteers to allow her to reach Gandhi.

她请求志愿者允许她走近甘地。

However, the volunteers stopped her. She did not give up. She fought with them and reached Gandhi.

然而，志愿者们阻止了她。她没有放弃。她与他们争斗，最后到达甘地身边。

She touched the feet of Gandhi, then took out a coin which she kept in the folds of her clothes, and placed it at his feet. After that, the old lady left the stage.

她摸了摸甘地的脚，然后拿出放在衣服褶子里的一枚硬币，放在了他的脚边。在那之后，老太太离开了台上。

Gandhi very carefully took the coin. The treasurer of the organization for the poor asked Gandhi for the coin, but he refused to give it.

甘地小心翼翼地拿起硬币。帮助穷人的组织的财务主管向甘地请求拿回那枚硬币，甘地却拒绝给出这枚硬币。

"I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees," said the treasurer. "Yet you won't trust me with a coin?"

“我保管价值数千卢比的支票，” 财务主管说。“可是你却不信任我能保管一枚硬币？”

Gandhi said, "This coin is worth much more than those thousands. If a man has so much money, and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean much."

甘地说：“这枚硬币的价值远远超过那数千卢比。如果一个人有那么多钱，而拿出了一两千块，那就不算什么。

Yes, the coin might have been the only thing that the poor old woman had.

是的，那枚硬币可能是那个可怜的老妇人唯一有的东西。

She did not even have proper clothes and could not afford good food. Still, she gave everything she had.

她甚至没有合适的衣服，也买不起好吃的食物。尽管如此，她还是给予了她所拥有的一切。

That is why Gandhi regarded the coin as very precious.

这就是甘地认为这枚硬币非常珍贵的原因。

Offering help when we have nothing or very little makes it more valuable.

当我们一无所有时我们提供帮助会更有价值。