From CBS News, the article, “High Hopes for Chile Miners” by Seth Doane, comes some good news about the trapped Chile miners who have been stuck for more than 7 weeks down in a mine. This is great news not only for the miners, but for all the families that have been patiently waiting for their beloved ones. I wonder what those families are thinking right now? What emotions am I feeling? For say it is my father, the happiness that overwhelms me when I hear, “Son, you will be in your father’s arms again soon”. How great must it feel, to know that my father, who has been near point of death, will in a matter of weeks finally arise. I will finally be allowed to feel my father’s body pressed against mine, taking in the warmth it gives, both physically and mentally. I begin to realize, how many times I take my own family for granted. I so often never, take that moment to look at what fantastic human beings I get to enjoy every day. I can’t now imagine what it would be like, for one of them to be in this situation. So to hear the news of, “Originally it was thought that they couldn't be rescued until Christmas. Now it looks like they could be pulled to the surface early next week.” I would be taken over by the happiness that would invade me.
One other short point would be that, how often do we hear good news? The answer, hardly ever. It is always, someone died, or cat was blown up, so on and so on. So how nice is it, to finally for once, get a breath of fresh air.
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