Lynn
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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 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
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.
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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