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shantell Mar 3, 2006

My dear friend who I made the quilt for sent this to me this morning and I wanted to share it with all of you.  I've seen it many times and it always makes me smile and cry at the same time.  I'm feeling schmultzy (a word I've heard my whole life for being goofy & sentimental) today!!!

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Oh so special...

  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 lifetime to
forget them.

TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....

  To all my friends and loved ones,
         I WISH YOU ENOUGH........

patsylakebears Mar 3, 2006

Shantell I am crying with you ....what a lovely thing to share ... that is the first time I have seen that.....

TamiL Mar 3, 2006

That is very special, thanks for sharing!

makafelts Mar 3, 2006

Shantell...that is wonderful ...thanks for sharing ...."I Wish You Enough"

WildThyme Mar 3, 2006

Shantell... WOW... that IS a tear jerker! 

Kim Basta
Wild Thyme Originals

Dilu Mar 4, 2006

:hug:

Daphne Mar 4, 2006

I went to see my dad today..... everytime I say good-bye I always make sure to tell him I love him and give him the biggest bear hug I possibly can. I just never know, with his health, when I might not get to do that again. I never feel like it's 'enough' though... like there is always something more I want to say.

This story is perfect even if it is making me cry.

Thank you for sharing it with us!

Bonnie Mar 4, 2006

Well I'm sitting here all weepy too. What a beautiful sentiment. Thank you for sharing, Shantell.

Carolyn Green Mar 4, 2006

Thanks so much for sharing Shantell - that is lovely.

Hugs
Carolyn

shantell Mar 4, 2006

I get tons of mushy email stuff from friends and very few actually touch me to the level this one does.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.  I mean when I say to each of you...I WISH YOU ENOUGH!!!  I truly think of you as a friend!!!