tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post3932818887661876875..comments2024-03-29T09:33:54.532-05:00Comments on St. Louis Daily Photo: LeperBob Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-78685515941976672362014-06-09T00:19:02.533-05:002014-06-09T00:19:02.533-05:00You're right Bob, the bell at his wrist signal...You're right Bob, the bell at his wrist signals a leper. Like you I would have felt uncomfortable seeing this reminder of one of the saddest aspects of the middle ages - people with diseases that no doctor could cure and whose transmission remained mysterious enough to scare the hell out of others. The Middle Ages wasn't only about fire spitting and sword swallowing - there were also lots of crippled beggars and this man was a chilling reminder of this. <br /><br />You analyzed correctly that oing out and talking to him would have been the only way to soothe your soul. But I know how it feels, not daring to talk to people in the street and then regretting the missed opportunity.Nathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-65918324736294618742014-06-08T17:26:34.855-05:002014-06-08T17:26:34.855-05:00That will make you think.That will make you think.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-19216852567265360552014-06-06T11:19:46.840-05:002014-06-06T11:19:46.840-05:00This does seem to bring rather a sombre note to an...This does seem to bring rather a sombre note to an otherwise jolly affair Bob.. but when you think about it.. that's life oui.. there are always uncomfortable situations in our daily life, many that afterwards we wish we had reacted differently to. PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-46060514999754891582014-06-05T21:59:32.558-05:002014-06-05T21:59:32.558-05:00I don't know what I would have done if I had e...I don't know what I would have done if I had encountered a guy playing the role of a leper, but I strongly suspect my jaw would have dropped open.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-72857509732570101632014-06-05T20:29:27.896-05:002014-06-05T20:29:27.896-05:00I wouldn't beat myself up over this. It is rol...I wouldn't beat myself up over this. It is role playing I presume. Now if you were in biblical times, get off your rear and help this guy!<br />Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-10304538948880843412014-06-05T11:32:53.421-05:002014-06-05T11:32:53.421-05:00That is an odd sight...That is an odd sight...Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-15496748101664790592014-06-05T10:04:35.020-05:002014-06-05T10:04:35.020-05:00It makes for a stark image, and quite a different ...It makes for a stark image, and quite a different addition to the proceedings.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-48862078656884622292014-06-05T07:55:59.574-05:002014-06-05T07:55:59.574-05:00Interesting image Bob. One to reflect.Interesting image Bob. One to reflect.Luis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727861757424018617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-8708339641681393792014-06-05T01:13:32.677-05:002014-06-05T01:13:32.677-05:00I'm not sure they would have walked around ban...I'm not sure they would have walked around bandaged at the time in Europe but the bell would certainly have been carried...cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740227464249118134.post-85739866242937440232014-06-05T01:01:05.592-05:002014-06-05T01:01:05.592-05:00I agree its not an easy emotion...we sometimes see...I agree its not an easy emotion...we sometimes see real lepers in this part of the world, and they are accepted as part of life, though no one actually makes any contact with them. It certainly is cruel...Siddhartha Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491032744023383158noreply@blogger.com