i wish you enough 知足常乐,尽享人生

At an airport I overheard a father and daughter during their last moments together. Her flight was ready for boarding and they were standing near the departure gate. They hugged and he said, “I love you, I wish you enough.“ She in turn said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.“ 在机场我无意中听到父女俩在最后分别时刻的谈话。女儿正准备上飞机，他们站在飞 机门附近。他们拥抱着，父亲说：“我爱你，我希望你能知足常乐，尽享人生。”女 儿回答说：“爸爸，我们在一起生活了这么长时间我已经很知足了，您给我的爱也够 了，我也希望你能知足常乐，尽享人生，爸爸！” They kissed goodbye and she left. The man walked over towards the window near where I was seated. I could see that he wanted and needed to cry. 吻别后，女儿走了。父亲朝着我座位附近的窗子走过来，我可以看出他忍不住要哭。 I tried not to intrude upon his privacy, but he welcomed me by asking, “Have you ever said goodbye to someone knowing that it would be forever?“ 我尽力不触及他的隐私，但他却向我打招呼，问：“你曾经有过明知是永别却还对某 人说再见的经历吗？” “Yes, I have.“ Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and appreciation for all that my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were numbered, I took the time to tell him, face to face, how much he meant to me. So I knew what this man was going through. “我有过这种经历。”这句话让我想起我曾为父亲为我所做的一切向他表示过我的爱 和感激。知道他在世的日子不多后，我特意当面对他说他对我有多么重要。所以我理 解这个人此时的感受。 “Forgive me for asking, but why is this goodbye forever?“ I asked. “请原谅我问一句，为什么是永别呢？”我问。 “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. “我老了，她又住的那么远。我的未来生活充满挑战。实际上，她再回来的时候便是 参加我的葬礼了。”他说。 “I heard you say I wish you enough May I ask what that means?“ “我听到你说我希望你知足常乐，尽享人生，那是什么意思？” He began to smile. “That is a wish that has been handed down through the generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.“ 他露出微笑。“那个愿望是我们家代代相传的。我的父母过去常对每个人说。” The man paused a moment, then looked up, as if trying to remember the details. 那人顿了一下，抬了抬头，像是在尽力回想其中的细节。 “When we say I wish you enough, we want the other persons to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them.“ “我们对人们说知足常乐，尽享人生，就是希望对方的生活里充满幸事，支撑他们走 下去。” He then turned to me and shared the following, as if he were reciting it from memory: 他转向我，对我说了下面这些话，像是在背诵： I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. 我希望你有足够的阳光让你乐观。 I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. 我希望你有足够的雨水让你更加感激阳光。 I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirits up. 我希望你有足够的幸福使你情绪激昂。 I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. 我希望你有足够的痛苦感受生命中微小的欢乐带来的幸福。 I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. 我希望你得到更多，满足你的需要。 I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. 我希望你失去更多，珍惜所有。 I wish you enough hellos to get you