6 years back I was in school. An average C-grade student in a small town. Never interested in or passionate about anything in life. Then one day I came across a guy who said he has made spaceships and done significant research in many fields. But nobody ever saw it. He was popular in our school as a "psycho". But as I was extra-ordinarily innocent, I was the only person who used to trust to his stupid stories. And I spent a lot of time with him understanding how he was doing such great things. That was an introduction for me in the field of academics. I started studying higher mathematics, quantum physics, string theory, and whatnot. That was the beginning of an awesome time I was about to spend with my textbooks. For the next 4 years of my life books were my best friends. I was so involved by studies that I started spending lesser time with my friends and family. Finally got to a prestigious university. Now begins the 2nd phase of my life. I went to college and again retained myself as I was in school. Somebody engrossed in studies. A year passed by. Then I came across a guy who was very popular in our college. Somebody who was liked by everyone. Had a great personality. Fluent in speaking. A person you would like to meet time and again. One day we had a fight over an issue and he said that I was not worth talking to. That day something just clicked me and I understood that I was never an introvert basically. I was a person who loved to interact with others. I had put myself in a shell that I had to devote my entire time to studies and nothing else. But I soon realized that personality development is an important aspect of our life. Being able to talk to people, being able to present yourself in front of others, and having leadership qualities. These aspects are equally important going ahead in life. I worked hard on myself for it. Now I like myself more than I ever used to like myself. So see we all have people in our lives that impact our lives unknowingly. We all have those moments which change our life drastically. It can be anybody, our parents, our teachers, our friends, maybe even strangers. But how many of us really thank people who affect our lives so much. Being a leader does not mean being able to order others, rather it means being able to influence somebody, inspire somebody. We all are role models in somebody else's eyes. We just don't thank each other for being by our side and influencing us in ways we have done! Go and just say "thanks" to people who matter you the most.