God kveld, folkens! Jeg har nettopp kommet hjem etter en veldig fin korøvelse :) Det går mot julekonserten nå, og jeg kjente at det må litt mer øving til for at alt skal sitte på plass, men jeg gleder meg!
Jeg ville bare si at jeg ikke kommer til å sette av mye tid til å skrive her fremover. Ikke at det er så mye å skrive nå om dagen. Fra tidlig om morgenen til kvelden sniker seg inn, sitter jeg for det meste på skolen/kafeen/biblioteket/hjemme og leser til eksamen, og jeg merker at jeg må rette konsentrasjonen helt på det nå. SÅ jeg tenkte at jeg kunne poste noen inspirerende, fine og bra tekster jeg har funnet på Internett istedenfor, nå i min stressende eksamensperiode! :) Starting now!
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My friends, I wish you enough!
Jeg ville bare si at jeg ikke kommer til å sette av mye tid til å skrive her fremover. Ikke at det er så mye å skrive nå om dagen. Fra tidlig om morgenen til kvelden sniker seg inn, sitter jeg for det meste på skolen/kafeen/biblioteket/hjemme og leser til eksamen, og jeg merker at jeg må rette konsentrasjonen helt på det nå. SÅ jeg tenkte at jeg kunne poste noen inspirerende, fine og bra tekster jeg har funnet på Internett istedenfor, nå i min stressende eksamensperiode! :) Starting now!
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At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her plane's departure 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 more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy." They kissed 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 all my Dad 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 old 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 parents 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.
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 all my Dad 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 old 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 parents 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."
He then began to sob and walked away.
He then began to sob and walked away.
My friends, I wish you enough!
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