Salty Coffee: An amazing Love Story
He met her at a party. She was so beautiful, many guys were
chasing after her, while he was so plain and simple, nobody
paid attention to him.
At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with
him, she was surprised, but to be polite, she consented.
They went to a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say
anything, she felt uncomfortable, she thought, 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, how strange! His face turned red,
but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.
She asked him curiously; why you have salt in your coffee?
He replied: "when I was a little boy, I lived near the sea,
I like 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 still live there". While saying that tears filled
his eyes. She was deeply touched.
That's his true feelings, from the bottom of his heart.
A man who can share his homesickness, he must be a
man who loves home, cares about home, has ties to his
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 he was actually 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 knowing him! Thanks to his salty
coffee!
The story ended just like every beautiful love story, the
princess married the prince, then they lived happily ever
after... And, every time she made coffee for him, she put
some salt in it, 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, I have been lying my whole
life. This was the only lie I told 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 it, so I just went ahead. I never
thought that could be the start of our conversation! 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 about
anything. Now I'm dying, I'm afraid of nothing so I can 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 met you, I don't ever feel sorry for everything I did
for you. "Having you with me is the biggest thrill of my
whole life. If I can live a second time around, I would still
want to know you and have you for the rest of my life, even
though I have to drink the salty coffee again".
Her tears made the letter totally wet. One day, someone
asked her: how did the salty coffee taste? It was very sweet,
she replied.
Love is not to forget but to forgive, not to see but to
understand, not to hear but to listen, not to let go but
to HOLD ON !!!!
Don't ever leave the one you love for the one you like,
because the one you like will leave you for the one they love.
Forget the things that make you sad ....
Remember the things that make you glad.
(online forwarded message)