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偶尔，你可能会接触到这些熟悉的陌生人。
比如，几个月前，我站在咖啡馆门口，一位女士跟我打招呼，“你知道我是谁吗？”
她问。
我认识她，她是我在诊所里见过很多次的一个病人。
我们轻松亲密地交谈——尽管一直没有交换彼此的姓名。
但是，我也记得自己经历过这样一件事，让我体会到熟悉的陌生人的重要性。
有一次，度过一个长假后，我从机场开车回家，总感觉辨不清方向，不知道自己在哪儿。
突然，我看到了他——一个穿花呢夹克，戴绿色军帽的老绅士，我曾无数次见他在家附近散步。
噢，我想，见到这个熟悉的陌生人，我终于到家了。
Wemaylookattheworldaroundus，butsomehowwemaoseeituiswe’vebeeaedtosuddenlydisappears.Take，forexample，theiredwomaosee—orlookat—onmywaytoworkeag.
Forthreeyears，heweather，sheaitioparound8a.Onsnowydays，sheworeheavybootsandawoolenscarf.Summertimebroughtoutondressesandastralasses.Clearlyawwoman，sheexudedanairofpeteyay.
Ofcourse，IrememberedallthisonlyaftershevawasthenIrealizedhowmutedonseeinghereag.YoumightsayImissedher.
Naturally，IhadfaherdisappearahishewasgoIhadknownher.
&orealizethatasignifitpartofourdailylifesistsofsuterswithfamiliarstrahepowerwalkeryouseeeveryafternoonatthreeo’cloanwhularlywalksherYorkeatthecra；thedappertwinbrothersyouseeatthelibrary.
Suchpeopleareimportahelandscapeofourlives.Theyaddweighttooursenseofpladbelonging.
Thinkaboutit.If，whilewalkingtohereassiainbuilding，whyshouldwenotmarkhenwepassafamiliar，thoughunnamed，person？
Afterall，ifpartofbeingatouristisseeingnothingandnoonefamiliartoyou，thesaythatseeingthefamiliarjoggerorshopperispartofwhatmakesusmunity？
Thisisohinganimmigrantlongsfor，Isuppose：thesightofthefamiliarstraheshopkeeperwhonodstoyou.Thebusdriverwhodrivesyoutoworkeachday；thewomanyouseewalkioschool.
&imesIwonder：amIafamiliarstraosomeone？
PerhapsashopperatthesupermarketseesmethereeverySaturdaywithoutreallynotingmypresenaybesomeooreterwhereIhavebreakfastwouldoppedshowingup.
Onawhileyoumightactuallymeetohesefamiliarstrangers，asIdidafewmonthsago.Iwasstandinginacoffeeshopwhenawomansaidhello.“DoyouknowwhoIam？”
sheasked.AndIdid.SheatientIhadseenmanytimesinmydoctor’soffice.Wehadaneasy，familiarchat—althoughwearoundtoexames.
Buthere’swhatIremembermostabouttheimportaniliarstrangers.homefromtheairpva，Iwasfeeli-of-plaIsawhim—thegehetweedjadgreencap.I’dseenthismanwalkingthroughmyneighborhoodathousandtimes.
Ah，Ithought，seeingthefamiliarstranger，I’mhomeatlast.
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