66 days ago, an explosion trapped 33 miners underground in a 500 square foot 'room'. It took 17 days before anyone knew they were alive, and tonight, in less than an hour, after immense effort from all involved and many nations, their rescue begins.
I thought some might want to watch it together.
live stream http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...
They will step into a whirlwind, with military choppers flying them to Copiapó, motorcycles escorting their ambulances to the hospital and physicians rushing them to electric beds with clean, white sheets.
But soon, if everything goes well -- and rescuers are going to great lengths to ensure it does -- the men will get to rest and enjoy life, especially the things they may have forgotten were important before their confinement: family, friends, nature, love.
They'll be able to do so knowing they taught the world a lesson. Be it by circumstance or divine intervention, the men were never goners.
After all, for the first 17 days of their imprisonment -- when others believed them dead -- the men survived more off hope than they did off the meager supplies they found in their shelter.
Their story demands we re-evaluate foregone conclusions, that we find a purpose for hope no matter our despair.
http://www.cnn.com/...