I WISH YOU ENOUGH

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Not long ago a friend shared this airport experience with me. “I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her flight’s departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.”

She in turn replied, “I wish you enough, too. Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I’ve ever needed.” They kissed, and she left.

He walked over to the window where I was seated and 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?” Remembering my father, I replied, “Yes, I have.” Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. To express my love and appreciation for all he had done for me. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked.

“I am old and she lives much too far away to visit often. I have challenges ahead, and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he replied.

“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.’ May I ask what that means?”

He smiled and said, “that’s a wish that has been handed down for generations. My parents used to say it to everyone. When we say ‘I wish you enough,’ we are wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.” He paused, remembering, and then continued, “It means:

- 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 you enough hellos to get you through the final good-byes.”
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His tears could no longer be held back and he walked away.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. (Psalms 100:4)

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