Margo Ballantyne was shopping at a store in Scotland when it seemed that the whole world suddenly stopped. As Margo sorted through stacks of scarves, the other shoppers in the store suddenly froze in place. All conversation ceased. Sales clerks refused to make eye contact with Margo or answer her questions. What would you think if you were in Margo's situation? She assumed that she was unwelcome in the store, that she was out of place. But then, Margo remembered that on this particular day, November 11th, all the citizens of the United Kingdom paused at noon for a moment of silence in honor of Armistice Day. After one minute of silence, the shoppers and clerks came back to life and activity resumed as usual. (1)

Has anything like that ever happened to you--when you felt like you were "out…