ITT: Post the most inspirational moment/thing you have done, seen, or heard of.

A point where you were so moved, if it was a movie, a photograph, an event, sport, family, friends. Vividly describe every moment of it.

tl;dr: Inspire me & share a moving part of your life

Well, I have a friend named Chelsea.

I was in Maryland in June with her for an international competition. At the time, I was highly emotionally stressed, due to a number of conflicting situations, but more having to do with relationship problems. I had been slowly developing a very large unrequited crush on this girl, and at the same time a different girl had developed the same problem onto me. I was stuck in between two hopeless situations; both, I knew, would end badly. I knew that my feelings were flawed, but I felt them anyway.

We were in the Washington DC subways.

I had been communicating with the second girl via text. Suddenly I became nearly emotionally deranged. I felt hopeless, crushed. Chelsea was standing across from me, leaning on wall. At that moment, I felt like I needed someone to clutch onto. We were in public, but I admitted my problem to her. She... her response... so full of compassion, of empathy, belonging. God. She is one of the greatest people I know. I'm getting emotional simply typing. I could see her pained face in my mind right now.

She cared for me, helped me feel better. All with a few sentences in a noisy station. Later, our group traversed around DC and stopped by a restaurant in China Town. She joked around with me, got me involved.

Later that night, in our dorms, I finally had a private discussion with Chelsea on my problems. To be honest, I don't remember what we said, but it's not important. What we important was the hug we shared. That single moment, the hug which lasted two seconds - her compassion is overwhelming. That hug had changed my outlook on everything. I had realized that human contact is brilliant, absolutely... she brought nothing but an overwhelming feeling of belonging, righteousness. Her simple physical contact, happiness, was utterly astounding, amazing.

My two problems both ended badly, which wasn't a surprise. At that point I had recovered and gotten over them. Chelsea remains one of most inspiring figures in my life.

I have yet to repay the goodness to me she brought, and I doubt I ever could. I just want to be the best to her I could forever. I was a different person in June, and she is the reason I positively changed. One day I hope I could help her.