Best Way to Keep Love
将爱放飞
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close， she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to soar into the clear， blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The bird circled once， twice， three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird"s enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight， the best way to keep love is to give it wings！
从前，有个寂寞的女孩非常渴望爱。一天，她走在丛林中，发现两只快要饿死的小鸟。她把它们带回家，放入一个小笼子。经她悉心照料，鸟儿一天天强壮起来。每天早晨，鸟儿都要用美妙的歌声向她表示问候。女孩不由得爱上了这两只小鸟。
一天，女孩敞开了鸟笼的小门。那只较大较壮的鸟儿飞出了鸟笼。女孩非常害怕鸟儿会飞走。鸟儿飞近时，她死命将它抓住。她十分高兴，终于又把它捉了回来。突然间，她感觉到鸟儿四肢无力。她张开手，惊恐地盯着手中的死鸟。她不顾一切的爱害死了鸟儿。
她注意到另一只鸟儿在笼边扑闪着翅膀。她可以感觉到它对自由的无限向往。它渴望冲向明净的蓝天。她将它举起，轻轻抛向空中。鸟儿盘旋了一圈，两圈，三圈。
看到鸟儿快乐的样子，女孩很高兴。她的内心不再计较自己的得失。她希望鸟儿幸福。突然，鸟儿飞近了，轻轻落在她的肩上，唱起了她从未听过的最动人的歌。
失去爱的方法，最快莫过于将其牢牢地抓在手心；令爱长驻的方法，最好莫过于赋予它一双翅膀——将爱放飞！
SALTY COFFEE
咸味咖啡
He met her on 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， 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， 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"m 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 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： " what"s the taste of salty coffee？ " "It"s sweet." She replied.
他和她相遇在一个晚会上。她是那么出众，许多家伙追随着她，而他是那么平凡，没有人注意到他。在晚会结束的时候，他邀请她和他一起喝咖啡，她很吃惊，但是出于礼貌，她答应了。
他们坐在一间漂亮的咖啡馆，他太紧张了以致于无话可说，她感到很不舒服，她想，请快让我回家吧……突然他对侍者说：“请给我来点盐好吗？我喜欢在咖啡里放盐。”
所有人都盯住他，太奇怪了！他的脸红了，但是他依旧把盐放在他的咖啡里，把咖啡喝掉了。她好奇地问他：“你怎么有这样的习惯啊？”
他回答道：“当我是个小男孩的时候，我生活在海边，我喜欢在海里玩耍，我能感受到大海的味道，就像这咸味咖啡的味道。现在每一次喝这咸味的咖啡，我都会想起我的童年，想起我的故乡，我十分想念我的故乡，我思念我依旧生活在那里的父母。”
说着泪水充满了他的双眼。她被深深地触动了。那是他从心底发出的真实情感。一个能说出乡愁的男人，他一定是个爱家、顾家、有家庭责任感的人。于是她也开始谈起她遥远的故乡，她的童年和她的家庭。
那的确是一次精彩的谈话，也是他们故事的美丽开始。他们继续约会了。她发现他确实是一个符合她所有要求的男人；他宽容，善良，亲切，细心。他是那么好的一个人，而她却差点儿错过他！
感谢他的咸味咖啡！于是故事正象每一个美丽的爱情故事一样，公主嫁给了王子，然后他们过上了幸福美满的生活……并且每一次她为他作咖啡，她都放些盐，因为她知道那是他喜欢的方式。
40年以后，他去了，留给她一封信，信上说：“我最亲爱的，请原谅我，原谅我一生的谎言。这是我唯一一次对你说谎-----咸味咖啡。
记得我们第一次约会吗？在那个时刻我太紧张了，实际上我想要的是一些糖，但是我说了盐。对我来说改变是困难的，所以我只能顺水推舟了。我从没想过这会是我们相约的开始！
我这一生，很多次想告诉你真相，但是我很怕这样做，因为我发过誓不因为任何事对你撒谎。现在我要走了，我不再担心什么了，所以我告诉你真相：我不喜欢咸味咖啡，那是多么怪的坏味道。但是我在一生的时间里享用了咸味咖啡！
自从我认识你，对于你我没有做过任何感到懊悔的事。拥有你是我一生最幸福的事。如果我能有第二次生命，我还是想认识你，拥有你一生一世，即使是我必须再一次享用咸味咖啡。”
她的泪水把信纸全打湿了。某天，有人问起她：“咸味咖啡是什么味道呢？”“是甜的。”她回答说。