> > At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments
> > together. They had announced her plane's departure and standing near
> > the door she said, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough.
> > Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy." They
> > kissed
> > good-bye and she left.
> >
> > He walked over toward 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. Saying that brought back memories I had of
> > expressing my love and appreciation for all my Dad had done for me.
> > Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him
> > face to face how much he meant to me. So I knew what this man was
> > experiencing. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever
> > good-bye?" I asked.
> >
> > I am ill and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and
> > the reality is, her 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 looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he smiled even
> > more. When we said 'I wish you enough', we were wanting the other
> > person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them.
> > He continued and 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. 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'." He
> > then began to sob and walked away.
> >
> > My friends and loved ones, I wish you ENOUGH!!! 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 lifetime to forget them.
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