An Old Man's Loss Of Hope In Suspeso About Nothing

Short Story.

One day, a few decades ago, when World War II was finally over and Europe was under a deep crisis, a very nice and beautiful tradition came back, and it helped so many people that today we can call it a “beautiful” movemnet or tradition. This is the story about an old man who lost almost everything, but he did not lose his hope.

Just when World War II ended, it took a lot of human lives with it. Everything was destroyed and human hope was barely lost, but there was and old man, no one knows his name, or his age, or his nationality, but we do know his story. This old man lost everything; his house was destroyed, his wife died, his whole family was death or severly ill, etc. He had nothing left, but the strange fact was that he was still happy. No matter the circumstances, they say the old man was always happy, he would always find a way of helping others.

In the city of

The old man could not believe what he just attempted! So he decided to stay a bit longer sitting down at the table. A few minutes later, a young couple came into the coffee shop and asked for four coffees (2 for them and the other 2 coffees as “Caffè Sospeso”).

-Quattro caffè per favore!

He was tremendously happy because of how the old tradition which he heard from his family was comig back. He finally decided to go ask for his own “Caffè Sospeso”

The waiter, with a big smile on his face, served him the best coffee he could have ever tried.

This was not just a cup of regular coffee for him, it was a cup uf solidarity, humanity and good will. He almost cried because he had lived one of the most terrible events of all times and one of the most beautiful experiences he could had ever imagined.

Each time he was cold, he would go and ask for his “Caffè Sospeso” and he would always recieve it with