We are all part of the whole of everything, in life and in time in death. It only seems like we are separate, individual. It would be nice to be more aware of being part of everything and everyone, but it is easier to feel the air you breathe. It is so basic and natural a part of you to be inseparable from the whole that it is next to impossible to see or feel it. So yes, you are special. It says in "A Course In Miracles" in the Workbook as one of the lessons, salvation of the world depends on you.