Question

Many people have great difficulty in saying goodbye. But from goodbye moments, we can always learn something.

Once, I overheard (無意中聽到) a father and daughter in their goodbye moment. The father said, “I love you, I wish you enough/” The daughter answered, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your lover is all that I need. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.”

They kissed and she left …

The father walked over towards me. I could see he wanted and needed a cry. He came over to me and asked, “Did you ever say a forever goodbye to someone?” Before I could answer, he went on, “ I am old and she lives much too far away. I know her next trip back would be for my funeral (葬禮).”

“When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.’ May I ask what that means?”

He began to smile, “It’s a wish that has come down from my great-great-grandparents. And my parents used to say it to me.”

He stopped for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it. He smiled even more.

“When we said ‘I wish you enough,’ we were wanting the other person to have a life full of enough good things.”

Then, turning towards me, he shared (分享) the following “wish” from his heart.

I wish you enough sun to keep you brigh.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep you alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish enough hellos to get you through the final goodbye.

My friends, I wish you enough.

1. Many people would find it difficult ___________.

　　　A. to say goodbye B. to overhear others

C. to share their wishes D. to live too far away

2. How did the father get the “wish”?

A. The writer wrote it for him. B. His parents passed it down to him.

C. The teacher taught him at school. D. His daughter told him about it.

3. From the passage, we may learn _______.

A. the daughter didn’t understand his father

B. the old man didn’t want to see his daughter

C. the writer knew the old man very well

D. the father and daughter loved each other so much

4. The best title of the passage may be “________.”

A. Father and Daughter B. A Difficult Moment

C. Wish You Enough D. A Trip Back Home

Answer 1

1A  2B  3D  4C