At three year of age, Dick hang on to his father's back. John is going up the ladder to reach the platform of the trapeze act and he want Dick to hold on tight. The more further the ground is, the happier Dick is.
Finally Dick and his father reach the platform, on the other side is his mom, waving at him. "Mamica!" his mom blow him a kiss.
"You remember what Tati told you right?" John asked for reassurance. Dick nod furiously, excited for the first time that he's going to swing on the trapeze with his parent. He has been practicing on the swing bar.
Just for this once, they put up the safety net for Dick. The boy regards them as an insults to his skills but it was his parents request and right now he believe that his parents knows everything.
John and Mary begin to swing and when they believe that they reach the momentum needed, John call on Dickie to join their act. "Just jump, you'll be fine."
Dick knows, how high the trapeze is. But he never actually see it from this point of view before and he look at the ground beyond the net. Someday they're going to take the net off, to Dick's realization and he's just start to think the what if question.
"Dick, look at me!" His father voice brings him out to reality once more. "You can do this." His father reassured him.
Dick take a deep breath and at the right time, he force his feet to jump off the platform with hands reaching out.
Slowly. Or was it fastly? It seems slow to Dick. Hands reaching. Fingers gracing. Michael Angelo would picture this as a worthy painting. John finally got him on a firm grip and all heaven cheer. "YEAH! LITTLE ROBIN!" come from below.
Dick finally open his eyes and look at the ground, at the audience. Clowns, Bearded lady, Ringmaster and animals cheering him up with whistles and shouts.
Dick look up at his father both literally and figuratively and saw the face that cheering him on. And 10 years from now or even 50 years, Dick will remember that face.
"Get ready, your mamica will catch you now." Dick gulp and his father let go and let the Robin soar safely to his Mother's grip. Even meters away from the ground, he can't feel any safer.