Note: he was not even looking up at Peter and John when he asked for alms (v. 4). Years of having people look the other way had taught him he was different and did not fit in. From the first, even as a small child, he had probably grown into a shy, withdrawn, embarrassed person, a person unable to look people in the eye. The point is this: the man was hurting within as well as without. He was a living picture of so many in the world … • persons who are wounded and suffering so much (both within and