I looked to see if he was teasing me，but his face was serious.He，in turn，inspected me carefully，as if to make sure I grasped the significance of his statement.The occasion called for some show of recognition on my part.“The center of the world？”I repeated，trying to show interest.He nodded.“The absolute center.Everyone around here knows it.”

　　At that moment the boy returned with an armful of green bananas.The man cut one in half and pressed the cut end against the radiator jacket.The banana melted into a glue against the hot metal，stopping the leaks instantly.I was so astonished at this that I must have looked rather foolish and everyone laughed.They then refilled my radiator and gave me extra bananas to take along.An hour later，after using the green banana once more，my radiator and I reached our destination.

　　It took me a little longer to fully grasp the importance of the rock which the villagers believed marked the center of the world.I had at first doubted their claim，as I knew for a fact that the center was located somewhere else in New England.After all，my grandfather had come from there.But gradually I realized the village people had a very reasonable belief and I agreed with them.We all tend to regard the center as that special place where we are known，where we know others，where things mean much to us，and where we ourselves have both identity and meaning：family，school，town and local region could all be our center of the world.

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