Chapter 1 - Untitled

Title: I Wish You Enough

At an airport I overheard a brother and sister in their last moments
together. They had announced her plane's departure and standing near the
door, he said to his sister, "I love you, I wish you enough". She said,
"Robert, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever
needed. I wish you enough, too, Big brother." He kissed her forehead good-bye 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 everything my father 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 sick and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead
and the reality is, her 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?" He began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed
down from other generations. My mother used to say it to everyone." He
paused for a moment and looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he
smiled even more. "When we said 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the
other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,"
he continued and 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. 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 enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Good-bye." A tear slid down his cheek


He then walked away.

A/N: My friends and loved ones, I wish you ENOUGH! 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."


Send this phrase to the people you'll never forget and also remember to send
it to the person who sent it to you. It's a short message to let them know
that you'll never forget them. If you don't send it to anyone, it means
you're in a hurry and that you've forgotten your friends. Take the time to
live.

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