FriendBurst Blog

It was October 12, 2010 around 11:00 pm, and as I sat on my couch glued to my television set I watched the most eventful tragedy I had ever witnessed in my life and. I couldn’t help to wonder how lucky I was not to be in a situation like that.
As I watched each miner being pulled from that hole 2000 feet below, I felt a sense of pride for my fellow human beings.
Just the very thought of what those miners had been through sent chills into my entire body.
33 men trapped inside of the earth for more than 2 months is totally mind boggling and as I watched I began to see true heroes who put their own lives in danger in order to save 33 men from what was truly a living hell.

The people who drilled the hole into the mine are the main reason why the miners were rescued way ahead of schedule and what everyone thought in the beginning of the rescue mission was that it was going to take 4 months to free them, happened in a short period of time because of the dedication these drillers have for human life.
This is what they had to drill through.

When I saw the first rescue worker go down that tiny shaft I was horrified of the thought, but when I saw him inside of the mine I could only hope and pray that he would come back alive.
The very thought that a human being would put his own life in sure danger made me break down and as I watched each of the miners come up to solid ground I wondered to myself, how could anyone put his life in danger like that?
The answer came when he himself came up from the mine and knew he had done something great.
Their were very many heroes involved in the rescue and many of the heroes were never seen, but because of their effort and hard work 33 humans were saved.
Even though I am not the most powerful believer in God, I do believe something kept those men safe from an almost certain death.
Everyone of those miners are safe today because of the nonstop effort put in by all of the people who made this rescue possible.
This human tragedy had a happy ending for 33 miners and their families.
I have no idea how many workers were involved in the rescue, I’m certain each one is a hero to those people who were trapped for 69 days.
My only wish is that should the time ever come where I need to be rescued, I hope people will care enough to help me or any member of my family.
I think what I learned from all of this is never take my own life for granted and to always appreciate the power and the strength of the human spirit.
I know many people will give all of the credit to God and that’s ok.
Nothing is powerful than the human mind, we can only thank others who are willing to share their courage in order for us all to be free and safe.

THANK YOU HEROES !
Old Hippie Jim