As I walk by, I calmly look at the bow.

They are fools, they don’t know what they can do.
Of course, if you "pass by" it’s a couple of seconds.
And if you look for five minutes, you will get a retinal burn and then your eyes will hurt for a week. This is if you are lucky not to get irreversible consequences.

And the mask. And not because someone "does not tolerate"bright light.