Of all the
words you could use to
describe La Sagrada Familia is "unfinished." Why? Because on June 7, 1926, the architect Antoni Gaudi was run over by a bus.
And so, his
greatest masterpiece would
remain forever... Unfinished.
Gaudi, to his
credit, never
gave up on his dream, but
that's not usually
how it goes. I
mean, usually, it
isn't a speeding bus that
keeps from getting built.
Most of the time,
it's just too difficult or too expensive, or
too scary. It's only once you've stopped that you realize how hard it is to
start again so you force yourself not to want it. But it's always there. And
until you finish it, it will always be...