Desperation is a great giver of clarity: Bartimaeus needed no time to decide what to do next. Jesus! Son of David! he shouted. Have mercy on me! (Mark 10:47). The crowd turned to him in disgust. Shut your mouth, son of filth! But Bartimaeus knew what it meant to be despised. He also knew that the chance of a lifetime was literally passing him by, so he called to the Savior all the louder. (From: Bartimaeus)