We have to meet others, because we don't know ourselves

We don't know what influence we give to others

There are aspects of ourselves that we can't see on our own

Only others can see them

Others can discover something in us that we can't discover

And only after others point them out, we can recognise them

I experience this often through the books I write

There are things in my books that are (I think) unique or that (I think) readers will like

But many times, they respond to something different

something I didn’t consciously create or pay special attention to

The same thing happens to our characters

Other people appreciate parts of us that we don't highly value by ourselves

And that's why,
we have to meet others

Only through others' eyes,
we can recognise the shape of ourselves

Others is a mirror

We can get to know who we are,
only through other people

And that's why,
I feel I have to write a letter to convey my appreciation

I feel it is a kind of "responsibility" for me

I received their goodness and I have to let them know;

"Your words/your gestures/your smile
— or simply the fact that 'You were there beside me' —
brought something positive into my life.
Thank you very much"

We can show goodness to others, consciously

We also show goodness to others, unconsciously