The Salty Coffee

The Salty Coffee

(a love story)

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 agreed. They sat in 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?

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; do you have this hobby? He replied: "when I was a little boy, I was living 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, I 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 for home. Then she also started to speak, spoke about her far away 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 kindhearted, warm, careful. He was such a good person. Thanks to his salty coffee!

The story was just like every beautiful love story , the princess married the prince, 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 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 it, so I just went ahead.

I never thought that could be the start of our relation! 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, afraid of nothing, so I'm telling 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 felt sorry for what I did, having you with me was my biggest happiness in my whole life, if I could live for a second time, I would still want to know you and have you in my life, even though having to drink salty coffee again". Her tears made the letter totally wet. One day, someone asked her: What's the taste of salty coffee? "It's 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.."