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.She said,”Daddy,our life together has been more enough.Your love is all I ever need.I wish you enough,too,Daddy.”
在机场，我无意中听到一对父女离别前最后的对话。他们就站在飞机门附近，女儿正准备登机，她说：“爸爸，我们一起生活了这么久，我感到很满足。您给我的爱，我知足了。爸爸，希望您也知足常乐。”
They kissed goodbye and she left.The man walked over towards the window near where I seated.I could see that he wanted and needed to cry.
吻别后，女儿上了飞机。父亲朝窗子走来，我就坐在附近，可以看出他想哭的表情。
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，但他却主动问道：“明知道是永别，却还要说再见，你曾经有过这样的经历吗？”
“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.
“是的，有过。”我不禁回忆从前，对于父亲为我所做的一切，我曾经向他表达过我对他的爱和感激。我知道父亲时日不多，所以特意当面告诉他，他对我是多么重要。现在，我也完全理解这个男人的感受。
“Forgive me for asking,but why is this goodbye forever?”I asked.
“冒昧问一句，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，她住得太远。我以后的日子充满挑战，事实上，她下次回来就是参加我的葬礼了。”他说。
“I heard you say,’I wish you enough’.May I ask what that means?”
“我听你们说，‘希望你知足常乐’能问一下。那是什么意思呢？”
He began to smile.”That is a wish that has been handed down through the generations.My parents used to say it to everyone.”
他开始笑起来，“那是我们家族代代相传的愿望。我父母过去常对每个人这样说。”
The man paused a moment,then looked up,as if trying to remember the details.
那个人顿了顿，抬起头来，像是沉浸在过去琐碎的回忆里。
“Then we say I wish you enough.We want the other persons to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them.”
“后来，我们都要说要知足常乐，希望其他人的生活里充满更多的美好，支撑鼓励他们好好生活。”
He then turned me and shared the following,as if he were reciting it from memory:
然后，他转向我，说了下面的话，好像是把它从记忆深处背诵出来的：
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
愿你拥有足够的阳光，让你乐观向上。
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
愿你拥有足够的雨水，让你更加感激阳光。
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirits up.
愿你拥有足够的幸福，使你精神高昂。
I wish you enough pains so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
愿你拥有足够的痛苦，这样，生命中再微小的欢乐都会显得巨大。
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
愿你收获更多，满足你的需求。
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
愿你失去更多，让你知道珍惜一切。
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final Goodbye.
愿你在永别后，能交更多的朋友。
The man began to sob and walked away.
说完他开始呜咽起来，走开了。