A few years ago, the cashier at a checkout line told me that my doppelgänger had been in the store hours earlier. I found it so jarring that I didn't press for details.
it's weird, right? we're so trained to be ourselves, unique individuals, that it is distressing to know that we all probably have doppelgängers wandering around this planet...
How about a younger doppelganger of you? There is a young fellow named Caesar who works for Capsule Pharmacy, who delivers prescriptions to tenants in the building where I work. He looks EXACTLY like a 25 year-old version of Mr. Mark Rifkin!!! When he comes by, I always say "Hi, Caesar, the younger double of my high school friend", or I did until it got a bit tired around the tenth time.
When I was about 7 and my sister was about 4, we were with my parents on line to see the Radio City Christmas Show (the film before the show was the musical version of "Scrooge" with Albert Finney. Somehow, my father got separated from us, and it was just my mom and us. There was a guy on line a few feet away, smoking a cigar, who looked exactly like my father. My sister went over to him and said "Hi, Daddy!", which he kept ignoring every time she said it. I told my sister that's not our dad, because he was wearing white loafers, and our Dad never wore white loafers, so she backed down. When I pointed him out to my mom, she said he looked exactly like my Dad, and I told her it's not Dad because of those shoes. A few minutes later, my "real" Dad showed up.
amazing story about your father! i don't like that there are all these people out there who look like me. my mother taught me to assert my individuality and always be myself...
I wouldn't worry about it too much, as there is only one "you", and your individuality always shines through, and that is what is special about you. Try to look at the other "yous" in a complimentary way. I could only wish that somebody said I looked similar to an actor, like, say, Richard Gere! That would definitely make my day!!!!
A few years ago, the cashier at a checkout line told me that my doppelgänger had been in the store hours earlier. I found it so jarring that I didn't press for details.
it's weird, right? we're so trained to be ourselves, unique individuals, that it is distressing to know that we all probably have doppelgängers wandering around this planet...
Mark,
How about a younger doppelganger of you? There is a young fellow named Caesar who works for Capsule Pharmacy, who delivers prescriptions to tenants in the building where I work. He looks EXACTLY like a 25 year-old version of Mr. Mark Rifkin!!! When he comes by, I always say "Hi, Caesar, the younger double of my high school friend", or I did until it got a bit tired around the tenth time.
When I was about 7 and my sister was about 4, we were with my parents on line to see the Radio City Christmas Show (the film before the show was the musical version of "Scrooge" with Albert Finney. Somehow, my father got separated from us, and it was just my mom and us. There was a guy on line a few feet away, smoking a cigar, who looked exactly like my father. My sister went over to him and said "Hi, Daddy!", which he kept ignoring every time she said it. I told my sister that's not our dad, because he was wearing white loafers, and our Dad never wore white loafers, so she backed down. When I pointed him out to my mom, she said he looked exactly like my Dad, and I told her it's not Dad because of those shoes. A few minutes later, my "real" Dad showed up.
Glenn
amazing story about your father! i don't like that there are all these people out there who look like me. my mother taught me to assert my individuality and always be myself...
Mark,
I wouldn't worry about it too much, as there is only one "you", and your individuality always shines through, and that is what is special about you. Try to look at the other "yous" in a complimentary way. I could only wish that somebody said I looked similar to an actor, like, say, Richard Gere! That would definitely make my day!!!!
Glenn