Pae in the sky

We climbed into Sam's balloon and sailed off into the night. How is it possible to traverse a great ocean, from south to north as well as east to west, in less than half a day ? Do we really understand what we do when we fly ? Below us is the vast expanse of dark, watery oblivion but we simply sit and count the hours. Ten months ago I travelled in the opposite direction, going "on holiday" for a while. Now I was returning as a pae (father). The past is a foreign country, and so is anywhere that refuses entry to your flesh and blood. As we approached the Alt-neu land, the son began to rise and we mumbled our thanks to the Pae in the sky.