The Salty Coffee
He met her at a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after 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 due to being polite, she promised. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, and she thought to herself, Please, let me go home...
Suddenly he asked the waiter, Would you please give me some salt? Id 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 lived 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. Thats 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, and 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 thats 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 lifes 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 Im dying, I afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth, I dont 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, Whats the taste of salty coffee? She replied, Its sweet.
Pass this to everyone because love is not to forget but to forgive, not to see but understand, not to hear but to listen, not to let go but HOLD ON!!!
在一个舞会上他遇到她，她那样出众，很多男生追求她。他却这么一般，没人注意他。
舞会结束后，他邀请她去喝咖啡，她有的惊奇，但，出于礼貌，还是答应了他。他们坐在一家优雅的咖啡馆，他很紧张，她却并不感觉浪漫，一心在想， 请让我回家吧
忽然他对员工说，请给我一点盐怎么样? 我要把它加在我的咖啡里。 咖啡馆里每一个人都惊奇地看着他。他的脸红了，却非常镇静。他把盐放入咖啡中，并喝咖啡。她好奇地问他，你如何有如此的癖好? 他回答， 小时候我住得离大海非常近，我喜欢在海里玩，感觉大海的滋味，就象这盐咖啡的味道。目前，每当我喝盐咖啡，我一直想起我的童年，我的故乡，我思念我依旧生活在那里的爸爸妈妈。 他说到这类，眼泪涌了出来。她深深地感动了，
那是发自他心底的真情一个可以说出思乡病的男性，肯定是一个爱家，对家有责任感的人随后，她也开始说起自己遥远的家乡，她的童年，她的家庭。
那真是一次美好的约会，也是他们故事的一个漂亮开端。从那将来，他们继续约会。她发现事实上他是一个能满足她需要的男性：他善良，擅长忍受，给人以温暖，又心细。他真是一个好人，她有时很思念起他来! 真要谢谢他的盐咖啡!
后来，正像每个漂亮的爱情故事，这个公主嫁给了这个王子。他们过着幸福的生活并且，每次为他煮咖啡，她都加上盐，由于他喜欢。
四十年后他过世了，留给她一封信，信中写道，亲爱的，请原谅我。原谅我这说了一生的谎话。这是我对你唯一说谎的一次---就是盐咖啡。记得首次约会吗，那时我太紧张了，其实我想要一些糖，但却说成了盐。当时我感觉很难改口，只好顺其自然，却如何也没想到那会是大家交往的开始! 在后来有很多次，我都想对你说事实真相，但我有点害怕，由于答应过你每件事要说真话。目前我快要去了，我不怕了。所以对你说，我不喜欢盐咖啡，那味道真是差极了但我却喝了一生。自从我认识你，为你做的事，我从不后悔。在我一生中，拥有你是我最大的幸福。假如我能活第二回，我仍想与你结识，并和你在一块，即便再让我喝盐咖啡。
