It was a 2.5 hour journey in total, and when we finally made it to the destination, we got off and said our goodbyes. I had made it just in time to catch my train to Rome, and she told me she had a train to catch, too. I asked her how much farther she had to go, and it turns out her home was 2 hours back the other way. She had jumped from train to train and traveled the whole way just to make sure I made it. I was in shock but I managed to blurt out, pathetically, “you are the nicest person I‘ve ever met“. She smiled gently and hugged me and told me I‘d better hurry off so I make it home. She seemed unreal. I was really convinced I was saying goodbye to an angel.
I‘m not a very emotional dude, but I cried my face off that night (dammit, I‘m doing it now, too). A woman spent her entire day sitting on trains taking her hours away from her home just to help out a confused tourist visiting her country. No matter how many countries I visit or sites I see, I‘ll always say the most beautiful country in the world is Switzerland.
旅途一共进行了2个半小时,终于,我们到了目的地,下车互相道别。我刚刚好能赶上去罗马的火车,她告诉我,自己也要赶一辆火车。我问她,她要走多远。结果发现她家在相反的方向,她要往回走2个小时。她之前从一辆火车到另一辆火车,折腾了这么远仅仅是为了确认我不会迷路。我被深深的震撼了,感动了,含糊的对她说:“你是我遇到过最好的人。”她友好的微笑了,拥抱了我,并对我说,我最好抓紧时间,快些回家。她人好得不真实。我当时真切的相信我在对一个天使说再见。
我不是一个很情绪化的人,但那晚,我痛哭失声(天呐,我这会儿也在哭着)。一位女士只是为了帮助一个拜访自己国家处于迷茫中的游客,就花了整整一天乘坐火车,远离自己家。不论我拜访过多少国家,参观过多少地点,我永远会说世界上最美丽的国家是瑞士。