>>
>>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 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." Send this phrase to the people
>>you'll never forget and also remember to send it to the person who sent it
>>to you. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget
>>them.