Bless you!
Achooo! I am standing at the passport control office of Zurich Airport in a line that is longer than line to go up Magic Mountain at Disney Resort. Suddenly, I hear a sound of sneeze emanating a good 20-30 meters ahead of me. Then I hear "Bless You" behind me. The sneezer sneezes again, and the gentle person behind me pronounces a blessing again! I am baffled. The sneeze originated a few meters away from us and most likely the poor sneezer did not hear the blessing and is therefore not the beneficiary of the benevolent thought. The only people who heard the blessing were me and a few people around me. What is my responsibility in this? Am I supposed to communicate the blessing to the sneezer? If I don't, do I become the recipient of the blessing? If I were to see a person accidentally dropping a dollar bill on the street, I would most certainly try to return the money, for not doing so would be robbing. In this case I did not approach the sneezer and let