Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- We rarely pause to reflect on how deeply we can be connected to people we have never met, how a familiar face on a screen, a name whispered in a childhood memory, or the echo of a film song can bind us across cultures and continents. This truth struck me with unexpected force the moment I stumbled upon the headline announcing the death of the legendary Indian actor Dharmendra at the age of 89. It is remarkable how the mind instantly summons affection, shock, even grief for someone it only knows through creativity, imagination, and the intimate space of memory. The human capacity for emotional attachment, as philosopher Martha Nussbaum once wrote, often forms "not from proximity, but from the shared vulnerability of sto...