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Old June 21, 2001, 11:34 PM
John David Bradshaw
 
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Default I wish you enough...

(Received this by email and wanted to share it with all of you.)

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 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, the next trip back would 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 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 you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Good-bye."

. . . He then began to sob and walked away.

Friends..."I wish you enough"


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Old June 22, 2001, 06:51 PM
Dien Rice
 
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Default Re: I wish you enough...

Hi JDB!

Thanks.... That was a touching story!!!!

I really enjoyed that.... It brightened my day! :)

To JDB and everyone here.... I wish you enough. :)

Cheers,

Dien




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Old June 22, 2001, 08:16 PM
Julie Jordan Scott
 
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Default Re: I wish you enough...

Hi JDB!

Ahhh, warnings that the above might cause a need for kleenex!!! :-)

I am always amazed by syncronicity. I observe a cultural form of "lack" that is all pervasive in our world today. One of the ways I describe it is "Not Enough-Ness" meaning, never having enough.
People believing they are personally not enough, that they don't own enough, that they do not have enough time or resources and the list goes on.

Somehow when I use that phrase with people...(Not Enough-Ness") they really zero in on it....perhaps it is not the best English on the planet, however it definitely describes a state of mind.

Thank you for the food for thought, JDB.

With Purpose and Passion,

JULIE
PS-I went to visit my Grandmother-in-law when she was 96 years old and not doing real well. I remember thinking..."I will never see Grandma again!" being really choked up when I left her home. When she was 98 she was put into a nursing home....and immediately rebounded from all the social interaction there at the home!

I visited her again when she was 99 and she lived to be almost 102....long enough to know that her Great-Granddaughter had been named Emma: after HER mother!
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Old June 23, 2001, 09:57 AM
Simon Latouche
 
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Default Thank you, JDB. The author of this story is...

Thank you JDB,

The author of this vignette is Bob Perks.

You can sign up for his free email newsletter by sending an email to: [email protected].

He writes this kind of touching stories once a week.

Simon
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Old June 23, 2001, 01:18 PM
John David Bradshaw
 
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Default Thank you, Simon.

It never ceases to amaze me how you come up with all these tidbits of information. Thanks, again!

JDB




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