In the year 1347 a devastating killer arrived in Italy and in a few short years it killed millions cutting Europe's population in half. Fearing this was " God's Wrath " medieval society began to break down as people began to visit acts of unbelievable cruelty upon one another. Neighbor shunned neighbor if they were known or suspected of their household being stricken, parents were known to have abandoned their sick and dying children for fear of contracting the disease. Over the next 300 years this terrifying plague continued to revisit Europe every 10 years but in it's wake something beautiful and remarkable happened. The Renaissance.......... a rediscovering of ourselves, and feudalism fell away as men and women began to experience better wages, working conditions. They became land owners and breathed in something so sweet they had never known...........freedom. It is in the face of adversity and horror that we discover our true selves and how noble we can be........... and we can be so very noble. -Mikadems
Sun, February 17, 20
