Often have adventurers like Richard Branson or Bertrand Piccard described ballooning as a wonderful metaphor of life. Facebook user Ciel D’opale, a French balloonist, has now published a touching poem, and we have translated it for you :-)
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One day, my child,
\nyou will be a pilot.
\nPilot of your life.<\/p>\n
Life is a balloon flight. You know where your flight starts, but you don’t know where it will end.
\nYou are going to encounter favourable winds, and others not so favourable.
\nDon’t stay on a bad trajectory. You have the power to rise – or descend to take shelter behind the mountains.
\nIf you elevate yourself, you will always find the right direction.
\nDo it without fear. Only action will change your destiny.
\nLook around you at the beauty of the world. It is everywhere, in the blue sky as well as in the gray. In sunrise and sunset. In the smells of golden wheat fields or brushwood.
\nIf you pass over a forest, do not forget to stroke the treetops. If you caress the surface of the water, look at the reflection of the sky and the clouds.
\nBreathe deep up there, listen to the silence – it is often talking. If doubt catches up with you, listen to your heart and your intuition. They will never betray you.
\nIt takes so little to feel bliss.<\/p>\n
Always respect Mother Earth. Take care of her to live well.
\nBe humble. Nature will always be stronger than you.<\/p>\n
To land, anticipate, reflect, observe the winds and breezes.
\nIf the wind is strong, look for the calm behind a hill. If the wind is mild, choose your terrain quietly. You will always have a choice.
\nTake care of your passengers, they will never forget your kindness and friendship.
\nMake good memories with the people you meet on landing. They will talk a lot about you for a long time.<\/p>\n
Don’t forget to thank Mother Earth after each adventure.
\nPay tribute to her for making you what you are:
\nPilot of your life.<\/p>\n
Life is a balloon flight.<\/p>\n
To all the children of this world…<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Ciel D’opale 04\/24\/2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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