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, he said to his daughter, “I love you, I wish you enough.”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 enough “Hello’s” to get you through the final “Good-bye.”
He then began to sob and walked away.
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wow. felt a tug in my heart while reading this. nice post.
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Well, i got my conscience ate me whole! Me en my dad are not in good terms right now. This one flashes back memories and learns me to appreciate and express my love for him more, for the days he has left (though he’s not that sick), he’s not getting younger anymore… I was a spoiled papa’s lil’ girl back then.. I LOVE MY PAPA!!!
this remark leads us to believe that there is more to life than just going away.
My Dad wanted to speak to me before hewas taken to the hospital for the last time–it was also his first to that place–but iwas not there to answer the call and wheni did answer the old man had already gone.
I don’t at the time remember,how I felt however reading this markable storysets the record straight.
My Dad was 92 when he died.I’malmost
his age today.(86)
What a wonderful story, everyone should live there life, as if it’s the last time to see that person, because one just never knows. I wish you all Enough. Good Health, Peace and Happiness.
A very beautiful story, and “I wish you enough” has so much meaning in it!
That was touching. I wish i can get a chance to repay my debt to my parent especially my dad. They were strict, but they can be nice sometimes. This story kinda remind me of them.. Thanks for sharing.
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Very touching! Portrays father-daughter relationship beautifully. Thanks for sharing.
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I don’t really get on with my dad. I wish we could do this.
The tears are still rolling down my face.
x
Beautiful, truly beautiful. It’s for moments like these that I pen my eyes for in the morning.
…..so sad….yet so beautiful…x
Great story. We all need to show more gratitude to those who mean so much to us. We also need to mend fences in order to make things right before it is eternally too late. A great thought, “I wish you enough….” Helen
Great story…I wish you enough of love and good health.
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This is both sad and beautiful. Life is a mixture of happiness and sorrow, one depending on the other to exist.
Goodbyes are the worst for me. thanks for this post
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sometimes, it is really hard to say good bye, but this is like a custom when you leave someone, no matter for how long. Thanks for sharing the idea.
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