It is easy to walk with our eyes closed. Rushing from place to place, missing the life around us. Stand in the Plaça Sant Just, look up and you’ll notice a bell tower that was begun and never finished. It may say nothing to you, but if you look more deeply, you will see the scars of the past in that amputated tower. In the Plaça del Rei, where executions were once performed there are now cafe tables and tourists drinking wine. All things must pass—for better or for worse—but there’s no point in missing them. The city is changing fast and despite the difficulties facing each of us, we are fortunate to be here, to be part of the experience.
