But if we could coinhabit, co-experience things together, that undiminished by physical frailty or by lack of context, create opportunities together, that changes things, that bonds people in different ways.
Not for what it's supposed to say about van Gogh's frailty, because I don't think the artist who painted this was frail at all, but for what it says about the conventions of art.
Their emaciated appearance shocked family members in Israel. Despite their joy at being reunited, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said their shocking frailty will not go unaddressed.
Another issue is that it is impossible to know whether a poor diet might have caused frailty or if people started eating poorly after they became frail.