Recently I overheard a Father and
daughter in their last moments together at the airport.
They had
announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they
hugged and the Father said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'
The daughter replied, 'Dad, our life
together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed.
I wish you enough, too, Dad.'
They kissed and the daughter left.
The Father walked over
to the window where I was seated.
Standing there I could see he wanted and
needed to cry.
I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he
welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing
it would be forever?'
'Yes, I have,' I replied.
'Forgive me
for asking, but why is this forever good-bye?'
'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and
the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' he said.
'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you
enough.' May I ask what that means?'
He began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from
other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' He
paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and
he smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we wanted the other
person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain
them.' Then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he
were reciting it from memory.
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the
day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your
spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may
appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
He then began to cry and walked away.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget
them.
Only if you wish, send this to the
people you will never forget, If you don't send it to anyone it may mean that
you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten your friends..
To all my friends and loved ones
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