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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, 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, 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."
tis is a story i came across on friendster.. *touched*
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