Every decision we take, and every word we say can influence people in ways we could never imagine. Of course there are the life-changing events like break-ups, especially in marriage, or having an argument with a friend that causes you to split up, but perhaps the most intriguing chances are the ones that go unnoticed.
Perhaps some of you have had those - where somebody who you might not even know all that well says a simple thing, whether it be positive or negative, and it either helps you or hurts you in a way that forever changes the way you think, yet outwards you give off the impression that disregarded the entire comment. Nobody will ever know how this, yet these seemingly small things can have a dramatic effect nevertheless.
I know for sure that I've had these things happen to me, from all kinds of persons, but I'm not sure if I've ever effected other people in this way.