I • Am Special?

          Everyone has their own personality, attitude, talents, and other more. It is what makes them who they are. It is the one that gives each of us an individuality. It is what defines you as you. It can also be the reason why you are always loved by others. I am not good at giving advice but I do try, but I am mostly good at listening to other people. Listening to what they want to say. Listening to what they have been through.
          Ever since in elementary, I have been always listening to my classmates, specially my best friends. They tell me what they feel of things. During group conversations, I'm not sure if my classmates now notice it, but I don't really speak that much during those times. I just like to listen a lot, pointing my eye to the one who is speaking. Some people need a shoulder to lean on and they are open. I'm just happy that it's okay for some people that they have someone to talk to. It makes me feel important. It makes me feel that I am needed and that I can actually do good for some people. Sometimes, I give them advice and sometimes I don't. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't but I am happy since even though they don't work, the same person I listened to was thankful since he or she was happy that someone was there for them.
          Sometimes, it hurts a little since we will feel apart later on but it's okay since I'm happy that I was of use to them even for a little while. Maybe that's one of my specialties. Feeling okay even in the worst circumstances, by being positive of things. I don't expect them to return the favor since I'm already happy that they chose me to listen to their feelings, their problems. Besides, I sometimes can handle myself without asking for others. I'm so good at being secret, my close ones, those who can easily notice my problems, can't find out what's wrong. I am able to work out some problems on my own.
          Maybe another ability I have is to separate my feelings for different people and different occasions. For example, I'm a little bit annoyed at the person because of personal issues but I change during times we have to work together. This might come out as plastic, but for me it is not. It is merely trying to put the anger in the right place and right time, and trying to forget what that guy or girl has done. Another example is that for example, I am mad at a person, I don't let the feelings affect the people surrounding him or her. I can easily turn my frown all the way around.
          As you see, I have my own share of "skills" too and I'm sure other people too. God made us all different. Our imperfections make us perfect. The weakness of others may be the strengths of the other. That is one reason why we are always best as a team. We fall but someone else supports us and if they fall, we support them. This is why we always need each other to feel alive, to know why we are here, to know who we are.