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Wish You Enough
Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in
their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you
and I wish you enough".
The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your
love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough , too, Mom".
They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I
was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not
to intrude on her
privacy but she 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 a 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," she said.
"When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough'. May I ask
what that means?".
She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other
generations My parents used to say it to everyone". She paused a moment and
looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more. "When
we said , ' I wish you enough', we were wanting the other person to have a life
filled with just enough good things to sustain them". Then turning toward me,
she shared the following as if she 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 he 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.
She 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.
TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....
To all my friends and loved ones,
I WISH YOU ENOUGH
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