She turns her head, Bailey catches her eye, and she smiles at him. Not in the way that one smiles at a random member of the audience when one is in the middle of performing circus tricks with unusually talented kittens but in the way that one smiles when one recognizes someone they have not seen in some time. Erin Morgenstern
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When we see someone we know, we often smile and nod in recognition, but we rarely smile and acknowledge someone we do not know. We do this because of the social pressure of not having a friendly relationship with someone. This is a problem for those who wish to maintain a friendship with someone they hardly see—someone they have not seen for years. If you have been out of touch for a long time, you will have to work to reestablish that friendship.

Even if the person is not a “friend” in the traditional sense, you can still be friendly with them. You can shake their hand, introduce yourself, and have a conversation – all without having to be introduced. Friendships can form even if you have not seen each other for a long time.

Once you recognize each other as friends, you can express that friendship through any means necessary, including smiling at one another as if you had never been apart.

Source: The Night Circus

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