"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 in turn 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 goodbye 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 that 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 goodbye?" I 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 said.

 "When you were saying goodbye 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 "Goodbye."

 SO ... MY FRIEND ... I wish you enough

(c) 2001 Bob Perks
http://www.IWishYouEnough.com

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