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A touching email I just received, and thought I would share it with y'all.
Subject: I wish you enough
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in
their last moments together. They had announced
her departure and standing near the security gate,
they hugged and he said, "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 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, the next trip
back would 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 just 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! Send
this to your friends and don't forget to send it
back to the one that sent it to you .
Subject: I wish you enough
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in
their last moments together. They had announced
her departure and standing near the security gate,
they hugged and he said, "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 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, the next trip
back would 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 just 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! Send
this to your friends and don't forget to send it
back to the one that sent it to you .