The Day a Restless Seven-Year-Old Changed the Way I See the World — One Flight, One Lesson, and a Little Patience

and bursting with energy. Behind me, a little boy peppered his mother with a steady stream of questions.

“Why do airplanes go so high?”
“Can clouds touch each other?”
“Do pilots ever get lost?”

His enthusiasm was impressive, but his volume was… considerable. I smiled at first, remembering my own children’s early curiosity, but fatigue quickly replaced continue reading …