Nault, Debbie
I Wish You Enough....
Thu Sep 19 19:57:50 2002
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I Wish You Enough

Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:44:55 -0400
From: Nault, Debbie (GEAE, GE Aviation Materials)" Debbie.Nault@ae.ge.com


I Wish You Enough

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 you enough "Hello's" to get you through the
final "Good-bye."


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.

Take the time to live.