Salty Coffee: An amazing Love Story

dejavu
By dejavu

He met her at a party. She was so beautiful, many guys were chasing after her, while he was so plain and simple, nobody paid attention to him.

At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was surprised, but to be polite, she consented. They went to 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, How strange! His face turned red, but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.

She asked him curiously; why you have salt in your coffee? He replied: "when I was a little boy, I lived 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 still live there". While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched.

That's his true feelings, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can share his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, has ties to his 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 he was actually 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 knowing him! Thanks to his salty coffee!

The story ended just like every beautiful love
story , the princess married the prince, then they lived happily ever after... And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some
salt in it, 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, I have been lying my whole life. This was the only lie I told 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 it, so I just went ahead.I never thought that could be the start of our conversation! 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 about anything. Now I'm dying, I'm afraid of nothing so I can 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 met you, I don't ever feel sorry for everything I did for you. " Having you with me is the biggest thrill of my whole life. If I can live a second time around, I would still want to know you and have you for the rest of my life,even though I have to drink the salty coffee again".
Her tears made the letter totally wet. One day, someone asked her: how did the salty coffee taste? It was very sweet, she replied.
Love is not to forget but to forgive, not to see but to understand, not to hear but to listen, not to let go but to HOLD ON !!!!

Forget the things that make you sad .... Remember the things that make you glad.

By mariam-mar• 30 Dec 2007 00:00
mariam-mar

Don't cry for the spelt milk...

There's nothing we can do to change the past...

If it teaches you a LESSON profit from it,

..then FORGET it

By ChupaRustom• 29 Dec 2007 23:56
ChupaRustom

i believe any lady you love and get married is special

By Cornellian• 29 Dec 2007 23:50
Rating: 3/5
Cornellian

She must've been one hell of a lady for him to drink salty coffee for 40 years!!

I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong :P - Garfield

By ChupaRustom• 29 Dec 2007 23:40
ChupaRustom

nice way to start a conversation do something unusual on your first date

By Martinez_II• 29 Dec 2007 23:11
Martinez_II

That was just beautiful...thanks for the post.

By anonymous• 29 Dec 2007 21:04
anonymous

ahhh nooo Darude?.. Didn't call you one. ws talking about the guy in the story. Swear. *dodging the first bullet _______________________________________________________________

The moor will soon become dry

And the sun will rise again

And the shadows in our eyes

Will fade away down to lower plains

By anonymous• 29 Dec 2007 21:03
anonymous

I would have just shifted to drinking tea...

By DaRuDe• 29 Dec 2007 21:02
DaRuDe

who????

me???

calling me a weirdo??? :/

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By anonymous• 29 Dec 2007 20:57
anonymous

he was a weirdo! _______________________________________________________________

The moor will soon become dry

And the sun will rise again

And the shadows in our eyes

Will fade away down to lower plains

By dejavu• 29 Dec 2007 20:57
dejavu

a real interesting story..

By buttercupryle• 29 Dec 2007 20:57
buttercupryle

here inside my heart..

我听见 我忘记; 我看见 我记住; 我做 我了解。

You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

By DaRuDe• 29 Dec 2007 20:55
DaRuDe

know where did it touch you??

Nice one :D

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By sumeshjee• 29 Dec 2007 20:54
sumeshjee

Thanks for some moments of joy.

By buttercupryle• 29 Dec 2007 20:52
buttercupryle

so touching..

I love this.

我听见 我忘记; 我看见 我记住; 我做 我了解。

You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

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