Sometimes you’re in Walmart, say on a Thursday evening. You just stopped by to pick up a couple things, maybe some ranch dressing for the salad and a package of rolls. You’re headed to the register to pay when suddenly you see someone coming toward you. A flicker of recognition passes through your mind.
It’s a friend you haven’t seen in a long time. You went to high school with them, or maybe college. Perhaps you were neighbors for a time. You weren’t close enough to keep up with them after that time in your life ended, obviously, but you remember the time you spent with them fondly enough.