A Beautiful Love Story

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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, 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.