Bystander

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That side character
That unpaid extra in your movie
That insignificant being that passes by you
That shadow you never notice
That light you never pay attention to
That statistical number in an accident
In a company lay off or a terrorist attack
Those persons are protagonists in their own stories
Deuteragonists and tritagonists in the stories of their loved ones
Their parents, siblings, children, coworkers and friends
They are someone’s inspiration
Someone’s universe, someone’s everything
That insignificance of a human
Is someone else’s entirety and reason for existence
So treat that no one with respect