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Salty Coffee
He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many boys were after her, but nobody paid any attention to him.
After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. So as not to appear rude, she went along.
As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, "Could you please bring me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee."
The girl stared at him. He turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.
Curious, she asked, "Why salt with coffee?"
He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing in the sea. I enjoyed its salty taste. It was like salty coffee.
Now every time I drink it, I think of my childhood and my hometown. I miss it and my parents, who are still there."
She was deeply touched. A man who can admit that he's homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be responsible.
She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood and her family. That was the start of their love story.
They continued to date each other. She found that he met all her requirements.
He was kind and warm. And to think she would have missed the catch if not for the salty coffee!
So they married and lived happily together. Every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it.
咸咖啡
他在一个聚会上遇见了她。她很出色，许多男孩都在追她，但没有人注意到他。
聚会结束后，他请她喝咖啡。她很惊讶。为了不显得粗鲁，她走了。
当他们坐在一家不错的咖啡店里时，他紧张得什么也说不出来。突然，他问服务员：“你能给我拿点盐吗？我想把它放在咖啡里。”
女孩盯着他看。他脸红了，但盐来了，他就把盐放进咖啡里喝了。
她好奇地问：“为什么要在咖啡里加盐？”
他解释说：“我小时候住在海边。我喜欢在海里玩。我喜欢它的咸味。就像咸咖啡。
现在每次喝它，我都会想起我的童年和我的家乡。我想念它，想念我的父母，他们还在那里。”
她深受感动。一个能承认自己想家的男人必须爱家，关心家人。他一定要负责。
她也谈到了她遥远的家乡，她的童年和她的家庭。那是他们爱情故事的开始。
他们继续约会。她发现他满足了她的所有要求。
他和蔼可亲。想想如果不是因为那咸咖啡，她会错过机会的！
所以他们结婚了，幸福地生活在一起。每次她为他煮咖啡时，她都会按照他喜欢的方式，给他加点盐。
After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said,
"My dearest, please forgive my life-long lie. Remember our first date? I was so nervous that I asked for salt instead of sugar.
It was hard for me to ask for a change, so I just went ahead. I never thought that we would hit it off.
Many times I tried to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that it would ruin everything.
Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But having you with me was my greatest happiness.
If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, even if it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life."40年后，他去世了，给她留了一封信，信上说，
“亲爱的，请原谅我这一辈子的谎言。还记得我们第一次约会吗？我太紧张了，要的是盐而不是糖。
我很难要求改变，所以我就继续。我从没想过我们会合得来。
我曾多次试图告诉你真相，但我担心这会毁了一切。
亲爱的，我不太喜欢咸咖啡。但是有你在我身边是我最大的幸福。
如果我能再活一次，我希望我们能再在一起，即使这意味着我要喝一辈子咸咖啡。”
美文阅读笔记
㈠有时候，你也可以给父母一个机会，让他们能够证明一下，他们有多爱你。他们未必有你想象中那么落伍保守，因为他们也年轻过，有过花一样的季节。
最后，最强烈的建议就是：把这当作人生的一次礼物。
卢梭说过：人不必吃了苦才能当诗人，青春期的苦已经足够了。而挨过这苦，像大白菜挨过初霜，才有可能抽出又甜又嫩的皎白的心。
㈡善于读书是孤独可以提供给你的最大乐趣之一，因为，至少就我的经验而言，它是各种乐趣之中最具治疗作用的。它使你回归“另一性”，无论是你自己的，或朋友的，或那些即将成为你朋友的人的“另一性”。想象性的文字即是“另一性”，本身即能减轻寂寞感。
培根曾有一个很有名的建议：“读书不是为了发难或反驳，也不是为了相信和视为理所当然，也不是为了找话说和交谈，而是为了掂量和考虑。”寻找真正贴近你的东西，可被用来掂量和思考的东西。不是为了相信，不是为了接受，不是为了反驳而深读，而是为了学会分享同一种天性写，同一种天性读。
㈢孤独，是心平气和地和自己对话。看清了生命的本质后，更加热爱和享受生命。
㈣当爱情被赋予了交换、欲望、商机、市场化等色彩时，它离生活就越来越远，离人心也越来越远。
难怪有句话说：“爱情就是在一起说很多很多闲话。”
