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What is 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 goodbye 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 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!!!!!!!!!!