Awesome one....
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 due to 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!!!!