The Salty Coffee
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Loading ...This story was forwarded to me by my gf. I don’t know the author but in case someone knows, just let me know and I’ll acknowledge him/her as the author. The story was about a guy who fall in love with a popular and pretty lady. There was one time that a guy had actually got the chance to speak up with her, but he doesn’t know what to say or do while he was in front of her. It’s a very inspirational story so read on…
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!!!!
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