Mini
03-13-2004, 05:20 PM
I WISH YOU ENOUGH
At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments
together. They had announced her plane's departure and standing
near the door, he said to his daughter, "I love you, I wish you enough.
" She said, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your
love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy."
They kissed good-bye and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I
could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his
privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to
someone knowing it would be forever?" "Yes, I have," I replied.
Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love
and appreciation for all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that
his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how
much he meant to me. So I knew what this man was experiencing.
Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?" I asked.
"I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and
the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral, " he said.
"When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.'
May I ask what that means?" He began to smile. "That's a wish that has
been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to
everyone." He paused for a moment and looking up as if trying to remember it in
detail, he smiled even more. "When we said 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them," he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following as if he 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 enough
"Hello's" to get you through the final "Good-bye."
He then began to sob and walked away. My friends and loved ones,
I wish you ENOUGH!!! 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."
At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments
together. They had announced her plane's departure and standing
near the door, he said to his daughter, "I love you, I wish you enough.
" She said, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your
love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy."
They kissed good-bye and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I
could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his
privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to
someone knowing it would be forever?" "Yes, I have," I replied.
Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love
and appreciation for all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that
his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how
much he meant to me. So I knew what this man was experiencing.
Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?" I asked.
"I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and
the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral, " he said.
"When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.'
May I ask what that means?" He began to smile. "That's a wish that has
been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to
everyone." He paused for a moment and looking up as if trying to remember it in
detail, he smiled even more. "When we said 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them," he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following as if he 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 enough
"Hello's" to get you through the final "Good-bye."
He then began to sob and walked away. My friends and loved ones,
I wish you ENOUGH!!! 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."