scruffy
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I Wish You Enough...
Recently, an airline ticket agent overheard an
elderly father and his
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 in turn said, " Dad, our life together has been
more than enough. Your
love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough,too,
dad." They kissed and she
left.
He walked over toward the window near the agent.
Handing there, the agent
could see he wanted and needed to cry. The agent
didn't want to intrude on
his privacy, but he welcomed her in by asking, "Did
you ever say good-bye to
someone knowing it would be forever?" "Yes, I
have", she replied. Saying that
bought back memories she had of expressing her love
and appreciation for all
her dad had done for her. Recognizing that his days
were limited, she took
the time to tell her dad face to face how much he
meant to her. So, she knew
what this man was experiencing.
"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever
goodbye?" she asked. "I am
old and she lives much too far away. I have
challenges ahead, and the reality
is, the next trip back will be for my funeral" he
replied. "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 three
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.
Turning toward the agent, 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 you enough "hello's" to get you through the
final "good-bye."
He then began to cry, and walked away.
To all of my friends, "I wish you enough."
Recently, an airline ticket agent overheard an
elderly father and his
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 in turn said, " Dad, our life together has been
more than enough. Your
love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough,too,
dad." They kissed and she
left.
He walked over toward the window near the agent.
Handing there, the agent
could see he wanted and needed to cry. The agent
didn't want to intrude on
his privacy, but he welcomed her in by asking, "Did
you ever say good-bye to
someone knowing it would be forever?" "Yes, I
have", she replied. Saying that
bought back memories she had of expressing her love
and appreciation for all
her dad had done for her. Recognizing that his days
were limited, she took
the time to tell her dad face to face how much he
meant to her. So, she knew
what this man was experiencing.
"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever
goodbye?" she asked. "I am
old and she lives much too far away. I have
challenges ahead, and the reality
is, the next trip back will be for my funeral" he
replied. "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 three
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.
Turning toward the agent, 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 you enough "hello's" to get you through the
final "good-bye."
He then began to cry, and walked away.
To all of my friends, "I wish you enough."
