Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the father said, “I love you, and I wish you enough.”  The daughter replied, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.”

They kissed and the daughter left. The father walked over to the window where I was seated. 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. “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 may be for the big one,” 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 a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more. “When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we are wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.”

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 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.”

Nurture Relationships…..

As they say….It takes a minute to find a special person ~ An hour to appreciate them ~ A day to love them ~ And then an entire life to forget them.

- Author Unknown

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The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-26 ESV

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.   3 John 1:2 ESV

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.   Romans 15:13 ESV

May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.   Psalm 20:4 ESV

 

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