Journey Of A Special Average Balloon -normal Do...

We often confuse "average" with "insignificant." But without the average balloons, a party is just a room full of food and noise. The balloon provides the color, the verticality, the silent hope. In our own lives, we spend so much time trying to be the main character that we forget the world is held together by the "average" people: the patient cashier, the safe driver, the quiet friend who listens.

He began to notice the hierarchy of balloons. Journey of a Special Average Balloon -Normal Do...

Normal Do did not disappear. His journey concluded with a descent back to the soil. His shredded blue skin fell into a remote forest valley, miles away from the party where he started. We often confuse "average" with "insignificant

But the journey of the Special Average Balloon tells a different story. The balloon was average in the store. It was average at the party. But the moment it was released—the moment it accepted its normal nature and simply rose—it became extraordinary. He began to notice the hierarchy of balloons

He was terrified. The air grew cold. His latex skin began to prickle.

For a normal balloon, letting go is death. But for a special average balloon, letting go is birth *.