He met her at a party.
She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he 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 at 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 he had 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 was his true feelings, from the bottom of his heart. A man who
can express his homesickness must be a man who loves his home,
cares about home, has responsibility for his home. Then she too
started to speak, spoke about her faraway hometown, her childhood,
her family. That was a really nice talk, a beautiful beginning of
their story. They continued to date. She found out that he actually
was the man who met 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 lived a 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 the lie of my life. This was the only lie I
ever said to you---the salty coffee.
Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that time, I
actually wanted some sugar, but I said salt instead. It was too
embarrasing for me to take back 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 but I was too afraid to do so as I
had promised never to lie to you about anything...Now I'm dying,
I'm afraid of nothing so I am telling you the truth: I don't like
salty coffee, what a strange bad taste.. I have had to take the
salty coffee for my whole life with you and never had to feel sorry
for it because I did it for you. Having you with me is the biggest
happiness in my entire life. If I could live a second time, I'd
still want to know you and have you for my whole life,even if I if
had 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.
