One of the most fascinating things about this great city is the close juxtaposition of the sublime and the ridiculous, the sacred and the profane. Outside the monastery walls there are drunks leaning on the rail--next to monumental works of art are garish billboards. I actually like this contrast, as it simply reveals this city--and all the world--for what it is, a rich, endlessly varied and vivid tapestry. The sad thing is when people are blind to one side or the other. As a wise man once said, "Thy mind, O man! . . . must stretch as high as the utmost heavens, and search into and contemplate the darkest abyss, and the broad expanse of eternity."
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