Salty Coffee

He met her on 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 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 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, 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 e, 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 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?

It's sweet. She replied.