He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many
guys chasing after her, while he was so normal,
nobody paid attenion 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, 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, 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 was living
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, 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 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 wastoo 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?
It's sweet. She replied.