I wish you enough

Grace Tan send me this email which I find interesting and worth sharing.

I WISH YOU ENOUGH

Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last
Moments together at the airport as the daughter's departure
hugged andhad been announced. Standing near the security gate, they
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 sat.
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, "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, 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 you enough helloes 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,

And an entire life to forget them.