Chile Miners

So obviously everyone knows about the Chile Miners that were rescued yesterday. The crazy thing that got me was the fact that it took over 30 minutes for every individual to get to the surface. So reading about this story yesterday, I found this short article online about how this 19 year old guy wrote a letter to his significant other and talked about how God wanted him to be in that place and he wasn't scared. He told her that he loved her and their beautiful daughter. I thought it was touching.

This situation got me thinking, though. What if, for some reason, I got trapped in a mine and had to survive for 2 months on almost nothing? Let me tell you..I wouldn't. I hate small spaces, especially if they are over crowded. I'm claustrophobic. The smell from everyone going to the bathroom had to have gotten to them after a while. I can't even imagine. Then when I started watching the live feed of them being taken to the surface, I could feel my anxiety kicking in. I would not survive in the thing for over 30 minutes. As I said before, I have enclosed places and I would freak the hell out.

 Of course, the one thing that I was not happy about was the certain aspects the news covered on this story; how they were preparing for fame, how their life wasn't that bad underground, etc. I wasn't be be like, shut up. There's more to the story than that.

I watched the family and friends on the live footage and the tears of joy streaming down their faces. The clips that I watched of them underground showed the happiest people making due with their situation. I give these miners so much credit for making due with what they had.