Well said, Rohag and Pomegranate! May I add something here? Simply being you IS a gift not only to those who can see it, but even to those who can't. Simply being you positively impacts everyone and everything around you whether others are aware of it or not, and whether others acknowledge it or not.
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"I walked a mile with Pleasure; she chattered all the way,
But left me none the wiser for all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow and ne'er a word said she;
But oh, the things I learned from her when Sorrow walked with me!"
(Robert Browning Hamilton; "Along The Road")