He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he is so normal, nobody paid attention to him. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was so 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."
Everyone 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 do 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 this salty coffee. Now every time I have salty coffee, I always think of my childhood time, of my hometown and I missed it 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 feelings, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell out his feelings.... Then she started to speak about herself.... almost the same story line... They continued to date from there on. She found out that, actually he was the man who meets all her demands, he had tolerance, kind hearted, warm and careful..........
Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married to the prince and live happily ever after... And every time she made salty coffee for him... as she knew he likes it that way...
After 40 years, he passed on .............., left a letter which said: "My dear darling, please forgive me, forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you - salty coffee. Remenber 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 with the salt. I never thought that I could start of our communication!! !!!!!!!! I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life but I was too afraid. I have promised not to lie to you during our life together and I did ....... but that lie I never seemed to confess....
I am so sorry for that lie darling. Since I knew you until we were married, I never feel so sorry for anything I do for you but the lie - salty coffee. Please forgive me. To tell you the truth, the salty coffe was a bad taste.. What a strange taste it was......
Having only you in my life is the biggest happiness. The biggest happiness for my whole life.... If I can live for the second time....... I still want to know you and love you. I still want you in my whole life even though I have to drink the salty coffee again". You are my only one, my only love.... in my entire life
Her tears made the letter totally wet. Some day, someone asked her: what's the taste of a salty coffee?
It's 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!!!!!!!!!
Remember:
who calls you beautiful instead of hot????
who comes back when when he is lost????
who stays awake just to watch you sleep????
who kisses your forehead all the time????
who wants to see you smile all the time????
who holds your hand in front of his friends????
who tells you constantly............. reminding you
of how much he cares about you and how lucky he is to have you????
who turns to his friends and says, " ..... that's her, my girl. I love her."
Remember that.................
Love
May
