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Friday, September 26, 2008
"ENOUGH"
I get emails with touching little anectdotes seemingly daily.
I am blessed that people think enough to include me in their left-clicks. Today, I recieved one that really hit the
target with me.
I like the message and want to share it you. It follows...
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 a 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.
TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....
To
all my friends and loved ones,
I WISH YOU ENOUGH
5:32 pm cdt
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