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