Fuzzy why don't you think you're special? I mean you don't have to answer me but it's worth thinking about maybe because it seems to me that people here think you are special and I wonder if maybe you've just got that tape player/critic in your head trying to tell you you're not.
Special people to me are those I feel closest to for whatever reason. Could be their empathic nature, sensitivity, respect, honesty and something indefinable (which I'm sorry to say isn't a very useful response to your question ) ... the way a person makes you feel, a certain warmth even though you may not know exactly why.
edited to add: fwiw, I didn't think your post was childish or stupid at all. It actually made me think about why I think special people are special to me. I had never thought about it before.