Well, if I've learned anything from GatorChatter contributors it's how to properly interpret a story.
So this is my take:
I think the line, stretched tight, between the two hot air balloons represents LIFE.
Each hot air balloon represents BIRTH and DEATH.
The guy in white is good. The umbrella is his safety net of sorts. Think of it as his financial wealth or even his overall health.
He is walking from birth, to his death but he does have wealth and or health. So when he chooses to let go of it all is when he literally jumps off the rope. We'll say this is his "mid-life crisis".
The guy in black is black and is phukked cause he has no health or wealth and is in limbo, standing beside life but not really capable of being in it.