A TOUCHING SWEET SALTY LOVE STORY

A Sweet-Salty Love Story

He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing 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 being polite, she agreed.

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 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 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 all my
whole life. If I can live for a second time, still want to know you and
have you for my whole life, even though I will 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.

AUTHOR: UNKNOWN

Thanks Naveedji, this story really touched my heart,  have you ever tasted salty coffee?