{"id":68996,"date":"2024-02-27T11:15:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T04:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=68996"},"modified":"2024-02-27T11:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T04:15:26","slug":"i-wish-you-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/i-wish-you-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Wish You Enough\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter\u2019s departure had been announced. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said:<strong> \u201cI love you and I wish you enough.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The daughter replied,<strong> \u201cMom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom.\u201d They kissed and the daughter left.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>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, <strong>\u201cDid you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?\u201d \u201cYes, I have,\u201d I replied.<strong> \u201cForgive me for asking but why is this a forever good-bye?\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>\u201cI 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,\u201d she said. When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, <strong>\u201cI wish you enough. May I ask what that means?\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>She began to smile. <strong>\u201cThat\u2019s a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.\u201d She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>&ldquo;When we said \u2018I wish you enough\u2019 we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them\u201d. Then turning toward me, she shared the following, reciting it from memory,\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cI wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>She then began to cry and walked away.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&ndash;\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Nurture Relationship. As they say\u2026.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.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter\u2019s departure had been announced. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said: \u201cI love you and I wish you enough.\u201d The daughter replied, \u201cMom, our life together has been more than enough. 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