To All My Friends, I Wish You Enough...

"Enough " Author Unknown

> 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 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 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.
> To all my friends and loved ones, I WISH YOU ENOUGH