Do you remember how you once listened to someone who was on the verge of despair, and your advice came in handy? Or how you told someone they were beautiful when that person was on the verge of self-loathing? Your words and actions remain with people forever.

You may have become a friend to someone who was feeling incredibly lonely or in a difficult life situation. Your presence in their lives was priceless. You are part of someone's story, and this person remembers your laugh, knows what you look like, remembers your manner of speech, habits and tastes.

Someone has seen you happy, broken or madly in love. All these moments left an imprint on someone's memory. It’s so strange to realize this, isn’t it? Strange, but at the same time so wonderful.

You don't just go through life, you leave a mark. Your every action, every word shapes someone’s story. And perhaps you were the one who made someone’s life a little better.

You are important. You need. You are part of someone's story.