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Wemaylookattheworldaroundus，butsomehowwemanagenottoseeituntilwhateveritiswevebecomeaccustomedtosuddenlydisaears。Take，forexamle，theneatlyattiredwomanIusedtosee—orlookat—onmywaytoworkeachmorning。
Forthreeyears，nomatterwhattheweather，shewasalwayswaitingatthebusstoaround8a。m。Onsnowydays，sheworeheavybootsandawoolenscarf。Summertimebroughtoutneat，beltedcottondressesandastrawhatwornlowoverhereyeglasses。Clearlyaworkingwoman，sheexudedanairofcometence，stabilityanddeendability。
Ofcourse，Irememberedallthisonlyaftershevanished。ItwasthenIrealizedhowmuchIcountedonseeinghereachmorning。YoumightsayImissedher。
Naturally，Ihadfantasiesaboutherdisaearance。Accident?Somethingworse?Nowthatshewasgone，IfeltIhadknownher。
Ibegantorealizethatasignificantartofourdailylifeconsistsofsuchencounterswithfamiliarstrangers:theowerwalkeryouseeeveryafternoonatthreeoclock;thewomanwhoregularlywalksherYorkeatthecrackofdawn;thedaertwinbrothersyouseeatthelibrary。
Sucheoleareimortantmarkersinthelandscaeofourlives。Theyaddweighttooursenseoflaceandbelonging。
Thinkaboutit。If，whilewalkingtowork，wemarkwherewearebyassingacertainbuilding，whyshouldwenotmarkwherewearewhenweassafamiliar，thoughunnamed，erson?
Afterall，ifartofbeingatouristisseeingnothingandnoonefamiliartoyou，thencanwenotsaythatseeingthefamiliarjoggerorshoerisartofwhatmakesuscitizensofourcommunity?
Thisisonethinganimmigrantlongsfor，Isuose:thesightofthefamiliarstranger:theshokeeerwhonodstoyou。Thebusdriverwhodrivesyoutoworkeachday;thewomanyouseewalkingherchildtoschool。
