Most of us have been following at some point in time these last few weeks the story of the miners trapped in a Chilean mine. Like millions around the world, I'd stayed up until past 3:00 AM watching events unfold, clicking the remote between channels. And, I'm told that it's the single most popular live 'tweet' event ever with millions following the coverage of the rescue workers' attempts to pull up the stranded miners from their refuge, a half mile under Chile's surface.
At the time of this writing seven of the miners have been brought back to the surface and reunited with family. More will follow as the world eagerly follows the event and celebrates life ! As I'm pretty much house-bound I'll be checking back to the news throughout the day...
Reports about the the two month ordeal of the trapped miners tell us they’ve been living in tight, extremely uncomfortable quarters ever since, while multiple attempts to rescue them have been underway. Families of the trapped men have set up camps around the rescue effort, cooking food that is sent down in small tubes through tiny shafts drilled for supplies. A small rescue vessel is lowered so the men can be freed one at a time. The process is cumbersome and the rescue and after-care will likely take days, perhaps even weeks.
'Every step of the operation had been meticulously planned, from the engineering that went into the construction of the rescue capsule to Tuesday's tests of the winch.' According to reports, the men have not been arguing and fighting about who will go first, but rather, who will go last. The news report said the men have bonded in their time together, and a brotherhood has been created amongst the workers.
They are modern day examples of the age-old truth, that character is only molded in conflict... And there's also the one that speaks of, 'the last shall be first...'
Sven Ljungholm
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