I think he meant helping people out as a function or extension of your profession. You can help people regardless of what your career choices are/will be, but y

I think he meant helping people out as a function or extension of your profession. You can help people regardless of what your career choices are/will be, but you cannot (legally at least) perform brain surgery at 15. You can however create bulletin board software at the same age and distribute it to a large audience. (Hypothetical) "Dude I can help you get up if you fall, but I can't help you survive cancer as I'm not a doctor yet, but I can make some software to schedule your medicine intake and therapy sessions though..."