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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"your all so kind...thank you wasnt sure to post this or not but glad i did,thank you xx"
Zara,
Here is an extract from a piece by an American guy called Bob Perks - it's called 'I wish you enough'
In the longer piece, he talks about the fact he is a travelling businessman and how in airports he sees so many different emotions.
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Here goes :
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
goodbye 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 experiencing.
"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever goodbye?" 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 goodbye 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
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 "Goodbye."
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I hope your dughters friend and her dad wished each other 'enough' |
