Lessons From Colorado Balloon Story

the story of Falcon Heene captivated the nation and beyond. There can be numerous lessons taken.

#1 don’t lose temper with kids:

Falcon was VERY SCARED when he heard his father yelling

#2 always look close to home:

on Sukkos we don’t shuckle the 4 minim by Ana HaShem Hatzlicha na- for hatzlacha you don’t have to go far away. if you ever have to find something check your close surroundings first.

#3 taken for a ride:

everyone was watching with bated breath waiting for the balloon to land and for the boy to emerge safely. In the end the boy never took off. We often ‘see things’ happening, drawing conclusions, etc. but in the end we see that we were mistaken the whole time. when HaShenm will say Ani HaShem enverything will be crystal clear and many events that ‘happened’ will retroactively be understood in a much different light.

this is an opener