The salty coffee

He met her at a party. She was so
outstanding, many guys chasing after her,
while he was so normal, nobody paid
attention to him.
At the end of the party, he invited her to
have coffee with him, she was surprised
but being polite, she promised. They sat in
a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to
say anything, she felt uncomfortable, and
she thought to herself, “Please, let me go
home…”
Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you
please give me some salt? I’d like to put it
in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him, so
strange! His face turned red but still, he
put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She
asked him curiously, “Why you have this
hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little
boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in
the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea,
just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now
every time I have the salty coffee, I always
think of my childhood, think of my
hometown, I miss my hometown so much,
I miss my parents who are still living
there.” While saying that tears filled his
eyes. She was deeply touched. That’s his
true feeling, from the bottom of his heart.
A man who can tell out his homesickness,
he must be a man who loves home, cares
about home, has responsibility of home…
Then she also started to speak, spoke about
her faraway hometown, her childhood, her
family.
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful
beginning of their story. They continued to
date. She found that actually he was a man
who meets all her demands; he had
tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful.
He was such a good person but she almost
missed him! Thanks to his salty coffee!
Then the story was just like every beautiful
love story, the princess married to the
prince, and then they were living the happy
life… And, every time she made coffee for
him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she
knew that’s the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, left her a
letter which said, “My dearest, please
forgive me, forgive my whole life’s lie. This
was the only lie I said to you—the salty
coffee. Remember the first time we dated?
I was so nervous at that time, actually I
wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was
hard for me to change so I just went
ahead. I never thought that could be the
start of our communication! I tried to tell
you the truth many times in my life, but I
was too afraid to do that, as I have
promised not to lie to you for anything…
Now I’m dying, I afraid of nothing so I tell
you the truth, I don’t like the salty coffee,
what a strange bad taste… But I have had
the salty coffee for my whole life! Since I
knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I
do for you. Having you with me is my
biggest happiness for my whole life. If I
can live for the second time, still want to
know you and have you for my whole life,
even though I have to drink the salty
coffee again.”
Her tears made the letter totally wet.
Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the
taste of salty coffee?” She replied, “It’s
sweet.”
Pass this to everyone because love is not to
forget but to forgive, not to see but
understand, not to hear but to listen, not
to let go but HOLD ON!!!!