At an airport I overheard a father and a daughter in their last moments together. It had announced her plane's1 and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, "I love you. I wish you enough. "She said." Daddy, our life together has been 2 enough. Your love is all I 3 needed. I wish you enough, too? Daddy. They kissed goodbye and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I 4. I could see he wanted to cry. I tried not to disturb his privacy(隐私), but he 5 me in by asking, "Did you ever say goodbye to someone you love, knowing it would be forever?", "Yes, I have," I 6. Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and 7 for all my Dad had done for me. After thirty seconds of silence. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a/an 8 goodbye?" I asked." I am old and she lives much too far away. The reality is that her next trip back will be for my funeral," he said. "When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, "I wish you enough" May I ask what that means?" He began to 9.
"That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." He paused for a moment and 10 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 11them", 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 attitude12. 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 13. I wish you enough gain to 14your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you have. I wish enough Hellos to get you through the 15" Goodbye." He then began to sob and walked away.
