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Subject: I wish you enough
Overheard --a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said "I love you. I wish you enough". "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom".
The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. She welcomed me in "Did you ever say goodbye 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 smiled. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone".
She paused and looked up 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.
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 goodbye.
She then began to sob 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.
Send this to the people you will never forget and remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you.
If you don't send it to anyone it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten your friends.
TAKE TIME TO LIVE...
My friends and loved ones,
I WISH YOU ENOUGH!!!
Overheard --a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said "I love you. I wish you enough". "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom".
The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. She welcomed me in "Did you ever say goodbye 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 smiled. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone".
She paused and looked up 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.
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 goodbye.
She then began to sob 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.
Send this to the people you will never forget and remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you.
If you don't send it to anyone it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten your friends.
TAKE TIME TO LIVE...
My friends and loved ones,
I WISH YOU ENOUGH!!!
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