Carolina Girl's blog: "I wish you enough"

Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together
at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security
gate, they hugged, and the mother said, 'I love you, and I wish you
enough.'

The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough.
Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom.'

They kissed, and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window
where I was seated. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to
cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she 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?'

'Well...I'm not as young as I once was, she lives so far away & has her own
busy life. I have some challenges ahead, and the reality is - her next trip
back will be for my funeral,' she said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I
ask what that means?'

She began to smile. 'That's a prayer that has been handed down from other
generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment and
looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she smiled even more.
'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we wanted the other person to have a
life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.'

Then, turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it
from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray 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.

Then, she 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 an entire life to forget them.

TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....

To all my friends and loved ones,
I wish YOU ENOUGH.......