A true picture of the two men picked from Damascus in 1889
The christian Samir was paralyzed and dwarf. And Mohammed the blind Muslim who carries Samir on his back.
The dwarf Samir depends on Muhammad in his travels through the streets of Damascus. As he was blind Mohammed also depends on Samir to guide him on the road and warn him of the pits and obstacles.
One sees and another walk. They complemented each other and stubborn cruelty of life. They were orphans. Lonely without a mother or father. The mercy of God gathered them together. They decided to dwell together in one room, and worked in the same place. Samir was a storyteller working in one of the cafees in old Damascus, while Mohammed was selling wetlands chickpeas in front of the same cafee and listen to Samir tells stories in the cafee.
When Samir died, stayed Mohammed crying non-stop for a whole week. Then found dead sorrow for his other half.
I'm thankful out of all those people who lived at that time and could have had their picture taken, we got their story.
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