The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
我本无才又多病,身体衰弱,没想到虚名却传到了皇帝耳中。
The architect must be a fighter for social justice.