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 goodbye?” "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 goodbye,
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 was reciting
it from
memory ---
I wish you enough sun to keep
your
attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to
appreciate the
sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to
keep your
spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that
the
smallest joys in life appear much 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, family, and loved ones, I Wish
You Enough!!!
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