Happy New Year DU

[katty]

Thanks for another year of posts, blogs, discussions - and special thanks to Skinner & the DU group for creating this space.

The following was sent to me so thought I would post/pass on today, enjoy the full/blue moon tonight, perfect for New Year's Eve howling! - Katty

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A friend sent me this lovely story below and I think it is a good one to
pass on and embrace especially during these trying times.

>>
>> Recently I overheard a Father and daughter in their last moments
together at
>> the airport. They had announced the departure.
>>
>> Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the Father said, 'I love
>> you, and I wish you enough.'
>>
>> The daughter replied, 'Dad, our life together has been more than enough.
Your
>> love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.'
>>
>> They kissed and the daughter left. The Father walked over to 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. '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,' 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 a moment
and
>> looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he 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, he shared the following as if he 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.
>>
>> He 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 life to forget them.
>>
>> *Only if you wish send this to the people you will never forget and
remember
>> to send it back to the person who sent it to you. If you don't send it to
>> anyone it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten
your
>> friends..
>>
>> Take Time To Live..
>>
>> To all my friends and loved ones, I wish you Enough !

[Voltaire]

1. Very beautiful

I wish the same to you and all of DU! Fight we may do, but love and care we do also. Because we care, for our families, ourselves, our friends, our world and our nation. Vigilance and happiness in 2010

[cry baby]

2. Thank you, katty! Happy 2010 to you and all of us! nt

[katty]

3. indeed!

[rvablue]

4. Happy New Year, to you, Katty! I'm not fan of spam emails but

this one is a keeper! :) :party:

[katty]

5. me either, but this struck a chord

[rvablue]

6. Yes, I will be sharing it. Beautiful words. n/t

[Gaywoman]

7. Happy New Year!

Great thread, thanks!

[StarfarerBill]

8. Happy New Year, Katty.

:)