I got this in an email, thought it was too good not to share;
Recently I overheard a Father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the Father said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'
The daughter replied, '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 the daughter left. The Father walked over to 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. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.
'I am old, and she lives so 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 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 a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and 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.' 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 no matter how grey the day may appear. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear 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 hellos to get you through the final good-bye. He then began to cry and walked away.
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. Take Time To Live........I wish you Enough !
Ma said
12:20 AM Feb 25, 2012
Tears in my eyes as I read this. Lump in my throat.
Someone close to me thanked me for each and every day and then he took his last journey too.
Why can't people be good to each other when you read things like this and hear things like I did it's sometimes to late to say what's in your heart.
I made a promise when my Dad died that I would tell my family every day that I loved them, even sometimes when I didn't particularly like them at that time because I can't ever remember saying to my Dad, I LOVE YOU..........
Gerty Dancer said
12:25 AM Feb 25, 2012
Thank you Vic. I wish you and everybody "enough" too.
villatranquilla said
12:41 AM Feb 25, 2012
that is beautiful Vic. So to you, Mrs Vic and all the other forumites "I wish you enough" too.
JRH said
01:09 AM Feb 25, 2012
Ma wrote:
Tears in my eyes as I read this. Lump in my throat.
Someone close to me thanked me for each and every day and then he took his last journey too.
Why can't people be good to each other when you read things like this and hear things like I did it's sometimes to late to say what's in your heart.
I made a promise when my Dad died that I would tell my family every day that I loved them, even sometimes when I didn't particularly like them at that time because I can't ever remember saying to my Dad, I LOVE YOU..........
Ma and Blue, even though we have not yet met we love you also.
Ma said
01:21 AM Feb 25, 2012
Now look what you've done John, I'm bawling again and so is Blue.
Thankyou sooooooooooo much. We love you guys too and are REALLY looking forward to meeting you and Irona.......
JRH said
01:22 AM Feb 25, 2012
Ma wrote:
Now look what you've done John, I'm bawling again and so is Blue.
Thankyou sooooooooooo much. We love you guys too and are REALLY looking forward to meeting you and Irona.......
Looking forward to that meeting also.
Kaid said
01:57 AM Feb 25, 2012
Gosh, tearing up as I read this. Just beautiful
Cruising Granny said
02:09 AM Feb 25, 2012
This thread and how it started says it all.
cannylass said
05:15 AM Feb 25, 2012
Thats so beautiful
colsa said
06:45 AM Feb 25, 2012
That was really lovely Vic thank you.
NandK said
07:03 AM Feb 25, 2012
What a great story,to everyone I WISH YOU ENOUGH..
lilly31 said
08:19 AM Feb 25, 2012
lovely vic
Vic said
09:52 AM Feb 25, 2012
I wish all of you who read this enough.....
This was a footnote I had on this when I received it also;
Live Well - Laugh Often- Love Much May you always have love to share, Health to spare, And friends that care.
JRH said
06:33 PM Feb 25, 2012
Vic wrote:
I wish all of you who read this enough.....
This was a footnote I had on this when I received it also;
Live Well - Laugh Often- Love Much May you always have love to share, Health to spare, And friends that care.
A beautiful way to live life Vic thanks mate.
justcruisin01 said
10:30 PM Feb 25, 2012
This is very well put together vic with a great explaination.
I have read it before in a email like you did.
Well done.
JC.
Vic said
10:34 PM Feb 25, 2012
I don't know whether this was a true incident (email came from the USA) but I don't really care, it was very thoughtful and whoever did it really knew about life and love...
I got this in an email, thought it was too good not to share;
Recently I overheard a Father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the Father said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'
The daughter replied, '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 the daughter left. The Father walked over to 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. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.
'I am old, and she lives so 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 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 a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and 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.' 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 no matter how grey the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear 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 hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
He then began to cry and walked away.
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.
Take Time To Live........I wish you Enough !
Tears in my eyes as I read this. Lump in my throat.
Someone close to me thanked me for each and every day and then he took his last journey too.
Why can't people be good to each other when you read things like this and hear things like I did it's sometimes to late to say what's in your heart.
I made a promise when my Dad died that I would tell my family every day that I loved them, even sometimes when I didn't particularly like them at that time because I can't ever remember saying to my Dad, I LOVE YOU..........
Ma and Blue, even though we have not yet met we love you also.
Now look what you've done John, I'm bawling again and so is Blue.
Thankyou sooooooooooo much. We love you guys too and are REALLY looking forward to meeting you and Irona.......
Looking forward to that meeting also.
I wish all of you who read this enough.....
This was a footnote I had on this when I received it also;
Live Well - Laugh Often- Love Much
May you always have love to share,
Health to spare,
And friends that care.
A beautiful way to live life Vic thanks mate.
This is very well put together vic with a great explaination.
I have read it before in a email like you did.
Well done.
JC.
I don't know whether this was a true incident (email came from the USA) but I don't really care, it was very thoughtful and whoever did it really knew about life and love...