Courage to Change? Seize the DayMore than anything in the world, Bartimaeus wanted to change. Bartimaeus longed for the day when he would have the opportunity to no longer be a blind beggar. Like the litter that collects in the gutter, he would sit beside the road, day in, day out, in his world of darkness. “Alms! Alms for the blind! Alms for the poor!” Bartimaeus would plead. Some travelers would reluctantly respond, but the vast majority would either not notice or thrust a sharp response his way. The world would just pass Bartimaeus by on the road to somewhere ...