You are Special

There's something about that phrase that has always bothered me.
If Everyone is Special, then by definition, I'm the same as the next guy thereby negating my specialness?

My view is that a lot of us have a characteristic that distinguishes us from the people around us.
Physical, Mental, Psychological, Emotional, the myraid aspects of humanity are countless and (forgive me for saying so all ye who have faith in the human genome project) cannot just be classified into 23 chromosomes.
I truly and really believe that even clones will not be the same (even if they are grown in the same environment, under the exact same conditions and taught the exact same things. TAKE THAT STARS WARS EPISODE II!!!) just because even the slightest variation, or difference in experience, or that extra second or minute of staying awake to think about something prior to sleeping will give each and every individual a uniqueness that just has never been seen before.

Sometimes, this particular side of a person is not obvious to the rest of the world. It takes a specific situation and a specific trigger in order for such characteristics to manifest.
Like a firework, it lies dormant until the spark is lit in order to create an explosion for the world to see and for it to leave its mark in the night sky of human memory, forever associating a person and their unique talent.

Do you believe you are special?
If you do, you are arrogant.
If you don't, you are depressed.
If you don't know, you need to find out.
If you believe so, but are unsure of what the rest of the world thinks, experiment.
If you've looked into the mirror trying to find it, stop looking and start doing.

Being unique is as much a choice as it is a genetically heriditary part of us all.
Sometimes we can't control what makes us unique.
Sometimes it makes us shunned and cast out from the circles we would rather be a part of.

We are not defined by that ONE special thing about us.
We are defined by the MANY special things about us.

There has never been another YOU and there will never be.