along the way / 沿途風景

每年到了這個時候，心總是癢癢的，對於旅行的一切有著無可救藥的嚮往，可能是因為暑假剛結束，很明白有好一陣子走不開了，當身體必須長期停留於某一地時，只好放「心」去飛揚。

Every year at this time, my heart itches. I long for everything about traveling desperately. It might be that the summer break just ended. I am keenly aware that I won't be able to get away for a while. Since my body has to stay fixed to the same place for a long period, I have to let my heart go.

這幾天想著曉寧之前在北美公路旅行捎來的明信片，你從倫敦和巴黎寄來的問候，上個周末又看了Jessie和Celine幾乎是10年前在火車上的邂逅﹝註一﹞，我對旅行中的任何一種移動方式及氛圍都那麼熟悉，也可以想像那時空裡的空氣味道，那些都是被我珍視為人生裡的美麗片段。

I've been thinking about the postcards Alison sent on her road trip to Toronto a while ago and the greetings you sent from London and Paris. Last weekend, I spared some time for reviewing the encounter of Jessie and Celine on the train to Vienna almost ten years ago (note 1). I am so familiar with every form of moving from place to place during the trip. I can even imagine how the air smells at that moment. These are what I regard as the most beautiful fragments in life.

雖然都只是回憶，還好有你，一面形容給我正在進行的生活片段，即使是發生在幾千里遠的城市，我卻清晰地感受到你的能量和喜悅，讓我期許自己，得為我平淡的生活增添一點樂趣，你的離開像漣漪般，積極效應一圈圈擴大，可能是你無法想像的。

These moments are no more than recollections. Yet I have you, so I get to know the life that is going on thousands of miles away. Even so far, I can strongly feel your energy and happiness. Thus, I expect myself to do my best in enjoying every second. Your absence has brought ripple-like effect on others' lives. You might not have expected this.

謝謝你，讓我看到了美好的沿途風景，因為最後我記得的，不是最終的目的地，而是一路遊走的心情。

Thank you for showing me the scenery along the way. What I usually remember is not what I saw at the destinations, but what I experienced when getting there.

﹝註一﹞：「愛在黎明破曉時」

(Note 1): Jessie and Celine are the characters in the movie Before Sunrise (1995).