As i was getting ready to leave for work last night i got a phone call to say my student was not coming in, so i had the whole evening off. We decided to make the most of the beautiful night and head outdoors. We walked to Trastevere and accidentally ran into two friends from Australia we did not know where on holidays in Rome, i knew the girl through work and Matt knew the boy through footy, however Matt and i did not know the two had been dating for 6 years. After we finished our chat with them we decided to have dinner, so Matt and i sat down at a Pizzeria we had waiting to try out. Sitting next to us was an old Italian man sitting by himself, i always feel the need to make contact with people sitting by themselves, so i started talking to him. By the end of our meal we knew everything about his family and he knew everything about our story of living in Rome. His wife called at one stage and he even started telling her about us, it felt like we had known them for a long time.
At the end of the night, he was paying for his bill and we heard him tell the waitress to include our bill in his bill. We were shocked and of course declined and continued to decline, however he said "no, you are a beautiful couple and you were kind enough to talk to me, this is my way of having you for dinner, however it was not in my home" We hugged and thanked him and went our separate ways, then we realised we did not offer to walk him to the bus as we were so shocked at what happened. We turned around and started walking in the direction he went but after about 15 minutes we could not find him.
At the end of the night, he was paying for his bill and we heard him tell the waitress to include our bill in his bill. We were shocked and of course declined and continued to decline, however he said "no, you are a beautiful couple and you were kind enough to talk to me, this is my way of having you for dinner, however it was not in my home" We hugged and thanked him and went our separate ways, then we realised we did not offer to walk him to the bus as we were so shocked at what happened. We turned around and started walking in the direction he went but after about 15 minutes we could not find him.
He is a stranger we will probably never see again, but his random act of kindness we will never forget.
You never know how one simple act of kindness will affect or save somebody.
Never think "should i" when you want to do something nice, always do it.
Also believe that everything happens for a reason, if i had gone to work last night, we would of never met and had the pleasure of having dinner with such a kind person.
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| The sunset last night! |
