fredag 24 juli 2009
Blogg Paus
Ett enkelt ord som tack
I wish you enough
Det här är en helt underbar historia som är skriven av Bob Perks. Jag tankte på den i dag på jobbet och borjade gråta och blev tvungen att gå ut ett tag. Utan att jag visste det var det en gång jag och min pappa...
I love them and I hate them. I love them because of the people I get to watch. But they are also the same reason why I hate airports. It all comes down to "hello" and "goodbye."I must have mentioned this a few times while writing my stories for you.
I have great difficulties with saying goodbye. Even as I write this I am experiencing that pounding sensation in my heart. If I am watching such a scene in a movie I am affected so much that I need to sit up and take a few deep breaths. So when faced with a challenge in my life I have been known to go to our local airport and watch people say goodbye. I figure nothing that is happening to me at the time could be as bad as having to say goodbye.
Watching people cling to each other, crying, and holding each other in that last embrace makes me appreciate what I have even more. Seeing them finally pull apart, extending their arms until the tips of their fingers are the last to let go, is an image that stays forefront in my mind throughout the day.
On one of my recent business trips, when I arrived at the counter to check in, the woman said, "How are you today?" I replied, "I am missing my wife already and I haven't even said goodbye."
She then looked at my ticket and began to ask, "How long will you...Oh, my God. You will only be gone three days!" We all laughed. My problem was I still had to say goodbye.
But I learn from goodbye moments, too.
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her departure and standing near the security 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."
They kissed 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 goodbye 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 experiencing.
"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever goodbye?" I asked.
"I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is, the next trip back would be for my funeral," he said.
"When you were saying goodbye 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 just 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 "Goodbye."
He then began to sob and walked away.
torsdag 23 juli 2009
All in the name of research of course...
Är du tjej? Älskar du choklad? Då har du chansen att få äta 2 choklad kakor om dagen i ett helt års tid och dessutom få betalt för det! Forskare på University of East Anglia och ett sjukhus i Norwich tror nämligen att choklad kan hjälpa mot hjärt och kärl sjukdomar och söker därför 40 tjejer att testa detta på. Hälften får äta en väldigt koncentrerad belgisk choklad och resten får äta vanlig.
Svin influensan
tisdag 21 juli 2009
Middag och vin
Efter jobbet träffade jag Karin, Sofia och Stina på en Afrikansk restaurang i Covent Garden som heter Souk. Jag tänkte att jag skulle vara hemma klockan 9 för att öka chansen att få lite sömn i kväll, men jag hade så trevligt att jag kom hem precis efter 11.
måndag 20 juli 2009
Shopaholic Del 2
Shopaholic
söndag 19 juli 2009
Hos Patrcyja i Chelsea
fredag 17 juli 2009
Min Graduation
torsdag 16 juli 2009
Varför får inte vi bestämma var Pappa ska vila?
tisdag 14 juli 2009
Stöd Cancer Research..
Stor dag i morgon.
måndag 13 juli 2009
Where madness lies...
lördag 11 juli 2009
Min Pappa
torsdag 9 juli 2009
Världens Starkaste Pappa
onsdag 8 juli 2009
Livet är orättvist
Värfor händer det här min pappa! Det ar så jävla orättvist!!