I wish you Enough..

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 09:45

This was sent to me by a good friend.

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?'.

'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,' she said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say,

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 09:46

I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'

She began to smile. 'That's a wish 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 were wanting 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.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 09:47

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 hello's to get you through the final good-bye.

She 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.



To everyone on cyprus44, I WISH YOU ENOUGH.

digger123


Joined: 07/04/2009
Posts: 10

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 09:59

Doyen,

I found that very moving,maybe more so,because i have been down that road.

I wish you enough

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 10:20

Thanks digger. Glad you appreciated it.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 10:36

hi bill just like diggger been down that road so often. that was so lovely brought a tear to my eyes. i wish you and yours enough health happiness AND LOVE XXX

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 10:43

You too Lilli. Have a great day.

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 10:51

Hi Bill - what a lovely sentiment to start the day - thank you.



J

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 11:24

Hi Jean. You speaking to me now? )

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 11:25

Yes Bill, I am. It is within my magnanimous nature to forgive and forget



J

breezyboy


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 11:28

enough patience to ignore post 4 . A posting with very little purpose but to destroy the moment created by No1 in posts 1-3.

Mouse


Joined: 21/05/2008
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 12:21

No1Doyen, that really touched me, it was beautiful. Thanks.

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 12:24

Jean, 'Magnanimous'! I bet Paul told you that. ))

Mick the Fish


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Posts: 180

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 12:34

Msg 4. I found that very 'moving' too.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 12:42

Sorry

What was message 4 needed more than editing.

AJ

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 12:45

Message 13. Bill, sadly not! English language is not, unfortunately, his forte.



J