2014 New Year Wish to you all - I wish you enough! I was waiting for my daughter to meet me for lunch in the town square. Not far from where I was standing sat Mrs. Furlan with her grandson who was going back to school after the holidays. As he stood she reached up and hugged him, as he pulled back she looked into his eyes and said. “I wish you enough.” He took her hand into his , “Grandmama, I love you, and I wish you enough.” and kissed the top of her hand. Then turned and walked away looking over his shoulder and blowing her a kiss. She sat there with tears in her eyes smiling as she watched him go. I was moved by the exchanged and 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 he 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, 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 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. And an entire life to forget them. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I first saw this story on Facebook and modified it slightly to fit my image. If you wish to see the original story you can find it here. Http://ow.ly/saY1h