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!!!!