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likes;<br />
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~mint-chocolate ice-cream <br />
~music<br />
~piano<br />
~drawing<br />
~anime&manga <br />
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dislikes;<br />
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~salad<br />
~bitter food<br />
~bugs<br />
~seafood<br />
~being in the sun<br />
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"If Yaoi is a sin, Hell must be one giant anime convention." <br />
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"I Wish You Enough"<br />
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Recently <br />
I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. <br />
They had announced the departure. <br />
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Standing near the security gate, <br />
they hugged and the mother said, <br />
"I love you and I wish you enough". <br />
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The daughter replied, <br />
"Mom, our life together has been more than enough. <br />
Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom".<br />
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They kissed and the daughter left. <br />
The mother walked over to the window <br />
where I was seated. <br />
Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. <br />
I tried not to intrude on her privacy <br />
but she welcomed me in by asking, <br />
"Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?".<br />
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"Yes, I have," <br />
I replied. <br />
"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?". <br />
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"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." <br />
she said.<br />
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"When you were saying good-bye, <br />
I heard you say, <br />
"'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?". <br />
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She began to smile. <br />
"That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone". <br />
She paused a moment <br />
and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail <br />
and she smiled even more. <br />
"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". <br />
Then turning toward me, <br />
she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.<br />
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I wish you enough sun <br />
to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.<br />
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I wish you enough rain <br />
to appreciate the sun even more. <br />
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I wish you enough happiness <br />
to keep your spirit alive and everlasting. <br />
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I wish you enough pain <br />
so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.<br />
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I wish you enough gain <br />
to satisfy your wanting. <br />
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I wish you enough loss <br />
to appreciate all that you possess. <br />
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I wish you enough hellos <br />
to get you through the final good-bye. <br />
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She then began to cry and walked away.<br />
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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.<br />
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