I wish you enough...

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, '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. 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.
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.
TAKE TIME TO LIVE..... To all my friends and loved ones, I WISH YOU ENOUGH !!!