inspire someone

when will this happen? will i know that it has happened?

this is one of the more touchier subjects for me, since I feel in order to inspire someone, i feel like you need to open up to other people. the problem is, so many of the friends that i have are so afraid to open up, there just isn’t any space for our relationship to grow.
so many people inspire me and i’m forever grateful for that one thing that that person taught me. because of that, i would like to be the inspiration for once. now that I’m getting things together and concurring my depression, i feel that a goal like this may finally be possible.

how have people in your past inspired you?
(i’m truly curious.)