never met

The most influential people in my life were probably those I never met, those who made everything possible in my life but they themselves never would have known about me. I might not know  who they are or were or simply they might be my parents which I’ve known since birth. One of these people might be one of the many leaders there have ever been. Maybe an English King or Queen or a Prime Minister of some kind that had made a decision long time ago that might have changed the life of my ancestors or parents. A decision that might have been made on a massive scale and therefore no-one would ever be aware that that decision would have ever affected my life. One of those people might have been an influential person in his/her time too. My life could have been affected by a pacifist like Martin Luther Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi or possibly even by infamous dictators like Joseph Stalin or Adolph Hitler.

On the other hand my life could have been altered even because of the decision of an anonymous beggar or an Important landlord. A decision that might have brought qualities and certain skills in my family that have been kept through various generations. Maybe they learnt how to be humble and the importance of helping friends. These things that have affected my life are gifts for which I couldn’t be more grateful and to which I’m sorry that I will never to be able to thank them for. I could thank my kin but that wouldn’t actually fulfill the wish to thank all those that may have affected my life even without knowing it.

Finally I would say that every single decision of my ancestors and every single possible event had and has changed my life. Those decisions might not have directly affected me but they affected them and therefore converged towards me. I therefore must admit that the people that really affected my life right at the very roots of my own existence are those people that I have never met.