I Wish You Enough

Here is something i read from "Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul". This is just a small extract and it did touched my heart. I hope it will remind you how to appreciate people around you, for they might leave you before you realize they are leaving...

"I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, "I love you. I wish you enough". She in turn said, "Daddy, our life together has been more that enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy" They kissed, and she left. He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. 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. Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and appreciation for all my dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face-to-face how much he meant to me. So I knew what this man was experiencing. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?"I asked.
"I am old, and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead, and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral," he said.
"When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, 'I wish you enough. ' May i ask what that means?"
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"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," he continued and then turning toward me he recited the following:

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 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 "hellos" to get you through the final "good-bye."

He then began to sob and walked away.
"
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Yea, so thanks for spending your time reading that. Here's something i would like to share, it's my personal experience.

One year back, if I were to go back to JB on a weekend, i will stay over at my grandma's house. Always, on a Sunday afternoon, i will have to take a bus back to Melaka because i have classes on Monday. Then, my grandma will bid me goodbye as my mum drives me away from her house. She will stand at the doorway until i am totally gone from her sight. Then she will slowly cry, not knowing if she might live to see me again. At that time, i didn't know how she was feeling but i was very sad too, i would cry on the bus because I know I will miss her when i'm back in Melaka. She needed me as much as I needed her.
The last time she said goodbye to me, she was lying down on a bed, in the hospital. I was rushing because i might not catch the bus on time. I ran to her side, i said "Ama, i'm going back to Melaka now. You take care." She replied, "You must study hard, don't worry about me. I'll wait for you to come back, then we go eat nice food together." Then I held her hands and said bye.
Never, it never came into my mind that, that will be the last time i will be talking to her. If I knew that would be the last, I would not bother if I missed the bus, I would stay by her side more, and talked to her more. Three days with her in the hospital was not enough.

I guess that is all I want to say.