A 56-year-old Canadian man who left home after his business went bankrupt¹ completed an 11-year walk around the world on Sunday, and told a crowd of well-wishers his new goal was to promote peace.

56岁的加拿大人贝利沃上周日完成了11年的环球徒步旅行。他告诉周围的祝福者，自己新的目标是促进和平。当初，贝利沃是由于生意破产而去环球旅行。

A 56-year-old Canadian man who left home after his business went bankrupt completed an 11-year walk around the world on Sunday.
Jean Beliveau -- who arrived to a hero's welcome in Montreal from loved ones, lawmakers and supporters -- said his "real mission" was to lobby² Canada and other governments to create "ministries³ of peace."

"We are all different, and that is what is beautiful about life on Earth -- our different colors, different beliefs, different political systems," he said.

"Those are all musical notes... we must create harmony（协调，和睦） from them, create a common tune," an emotional Beliveau told the crowd assembled at city hall in the old part of the city.

Beliveau left Montreal on the day of his 45th birthday -- August 18, 2000 -- after his small sign business went bankrupt. He decided⁴ to run around the world to try to escape the pain.

The Canadian ran all the way to Atlanta, Georgia before slowing his stride⁵（大步，进展） for what would become the longest uninterrupted walk around the world: 75,000 kilometers (46,600 miles) across 64 countries.

Over 11 years, he traveled across deserts and mountains. He fell in love for nine days in Mexico, wore a turban（穆斯林头巾） and a long beard in Sudan, ate snake in China, and was escorted⁶ by armed soldiers in the Philippines.

Upon his return on Sunday, Beliveau reunited with his mother, whom she had not seen throughout his 11 years on the road. She welcomed him in a tight embrace.

Longtime girlfriend Luce Archambault, who offered Beliveau emotional and financial support throughout his journey, and his two children from a previous marriage were also on hand（在场） for the celebration.

More than 100 supporters walked the final kilometers with Beliveau through the streets of Montreal.

Archambault, who flew to join Beliveau wherever he was once a year so they could spend Christmas together, said last month: "I'm his Penelope and he is my Ulysses."