To me, compassion is like a faceted gemstone, with multiple flat surfaces called ‘facets.”  Typically faceted stones have 58 facets, but it

What a treat! Barga,located in the Sechio Valley, is a calm, peaceful community, full of alluring sights, scenes and very pleasant locals. A simple forty-minute train ride from Lucca to this sweet little, virtually untouched, city of 10,000 residents; then a leisurely hour walk, four kilometers, up the hill to Barga proper, past impressive private homes, all behind ornate walls and fences. Nearly every gate was adorned with a sign saying "beware of the dog," but, happily, o