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lakelady
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I Wish You Enough
« on: Jul 21^st, 2004, 1:49pm »

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Nice email I just got

I WISH YOU 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 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

« Last Edit: Jul 21^st, 2004, 1:50pm by lakelady »

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AoM
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Re: I Wish You Enough
« Reply #1 on: Jul 21^st, 2004, 3:32pm »

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Thanks LL

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MsWings
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Re: I Wish You Enough
« Reply #2 on: Jul 21^st, 2004, 4:10pm »

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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

Equisite! Thanks..........

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