I think that the story is about being grateful for the opportunities and things you have because soooo many other people are not as fortunate as you.
Explanation:
The person in the story is lucky to even be able to afford a plane ticket and food. They should be grateful for that and also have a better attitude about things.
The answer is personification if need to explain the sun can’t come out to play (personification is when animals or objects are given abilities that only human can do.