He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing afterher, while he so normal, nobody paid attention to him. At the end of theparty, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was surprised, butdue to being polite, she promised. They sat in a nice coffee shop, hewas too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, she thought,please, let me go home.... suddenly he asked the waiter. "would youplease 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, heput the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously; whyyou have this hobby? He replied: "when I was a little boy, I was livingnear the sea, I like playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of thesea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have thesalty coffee, I always think of my childhood, think of my hometown, Imiss 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 cantell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares abouthome, has responsibility of home. Then she also started to speak, spokeabout her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a reallynice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meetsall her demands; he had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. Hewas such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his saltycoffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story , the princessmarried 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: "Mydearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life lie. This was the onlylie 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 saidsalt It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead.I never thoughtthat could be the start of our communication! I tried to tell you thetruth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I havepromised not to lie to you for anything.. Now I'm dying, I afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don't likethe salty coffee, what a strange bad taste.. But I have had the saltycoffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry foranything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for mywhole life. If I can live for the second time, still want to know youand have you for my whole life,even though I have to drink the saltycoffee again". Her tears made the letter totally wet.Someday, someone asked her: what'sthe taste of salty coffee? It's sweet. She replied. Love is not 2 forget but 2 forgive, not 2 c but 2 understand, not 2 hearbut 2 listen, not 2 let go but 2 HOLD ON !!!! Don't ever leave the one you love for the one you like, because the oneyou like will leave you for the one they love.
