Saturday, March 28, 2009

I wish you enough

Well i have a little reader here, who (just like me) love to read some inspiring and motivational stuff. So from time to time i'll post some stories, passages which have motivated me, just for her :)Here's one of them

Recently, I overheard a Mother and daughter in their last moments together at a regional airport. They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and she said, "I love you. I wish you enough."

She in turn said, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom."
They kissed and she left.

She walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she 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 asked. "I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral," she said.

"When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, "I wish you enough." May I ask what that means?"

She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone."

She paused for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, she 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," she continued.

Then, turning toward me, she shared the following as if she 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 you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye."

She then began to sob and walked away.

My friends, I wish you ENOUGH! :)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Tiny little angel or a miracle?

Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley, the smallest baby , known around the world as "The Littlest Angel", was born in Ontario, Canada, February 13 2003, weighing just 2 lbs 8 oz.
Her docs were not sure if she could survive but call it a miracle or anything, she did!

She continued to defy doctors' expectations, and at the age of 8 months Kenadie was finally diagnosed with primordial dwarfism, a genetic condition that is believed to affect only about 100 people in the world. Kenadie isn't expected to grow past about 30 inches or weigh more than 8 pounds.

But from the day Kenadie was born, her parents, Brianne and Court, refused to give up, saying, "We loved life right into her."

Indeed, they did. Kenadie now walks, runs, laughs, smiles and is beginning to talk. But, perhaps more importantly, it's the way Kenadie makes people feel that is her strongest achievement.

Well hats off to such parents...may Allah bless them and reward them in their life and hereafter. This video was so touchy that i felt like crying. May Allah bless this small angel, may she live long! Aameen :)