tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post6990414509817597068..comments2024-03-28T02:06:49.582+00:00Comments on In this life: Hurray for the human racePam http://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-36993517442229830822010-10-16T17:25:59.603+01:002010-10-16T17:25:59.603+01:00I so agree with you...for once I too was proud of ...I so agree with you...for once I too was proud of people again...I do so often despair of mankind that this was just lovely to see...people wishing and praying and pulling together.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-34578578215669904942010-10-15T22:29:34.482+01:002010-10-15T22:29:34.482+01:00Thank you Isabelle, for your comment on my eulogy....Thank you Isabelle, for your comment on my eulogy. My compliments in return, on your post about the miners in Chile - beautifully written with your unique perspective as always.Gina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-87640369436923806772010-10-15T21:42:36.962+01:002010-10-15T21:42:36.962+01:00Uplifting indeed!
I haven't been here for so ...Uplifting indeed!<br /><br />I haven't been here for so long, and have just been catching up, nice to see you again.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-44549757438968202112010-10-14T14:24:16.471+01:002010-10-14T14:24:16.471+01:00Secame! That's awesome -- I think I'll ad...Secame! That's awesome -- I think I'll add it to my vocabulary. That made me laugh out loud.<br /><br />Hasn't that miner story been amazing? It brought tears to my eyes too -- I wish all mining disasters could end with such happy results. The news said they were lucky in that they were in the "safe" area where the food and supplies were stored when the collapse happened. How to be in the right place at the wrong time....Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-15516891008354468932010-10-14T12:42:28.369+01:002010-10-14T12:42:28.369+01:00I have been GLUED to this story and think I saw 15...I have been GLUED to this story and think I saw 15 or so of Los 33 come out. Each and every time it made me cry, watching the family reunion. I think the best part of this good news story was how long it lasted - 2 days (for me, 23 hours for them) of watching joy and courage and resourcefulness and love and hope. <br /><br /><br />I was also fascinated with the last of the rescuers, the man who had to strap himself into the Fenix 2 on his own after waiting by himself. But he was superb. He was on the phone to the people above during his last vigil and made a magnificent bow to the camera just before he climbed aboard. Such courage.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-59958099279926624342010-10-14T11:29:20.309+01:002010-10-14T11:29:20.309+01:00Yes, indeed! This has been in my mind too for much...Yes, indeed! This has been in my mind too for much of the past few days, and not a few hours of the past few nights when I couldn't sleep and turned on the radio to the BBC World Service. It's so good to know that they are all out safely and to think of the skill and dedication poured into the feat of getting them out - the risks and difficulties of which I don't have the engineering knowledge to anything like fully understand or appreciate. <br /><br />The ways in which good news is rarely news and the news we hear daily serves so overwhelmingly only to depress and dismay and convince us of the worst side of human nature is something I often think about and feel angry about. I used to work in international politics and listen to/ read / watch all the international news obsessively several times a day. I've almost stopped in recent years, not because I care less about what's happening in the world, but because I can't bear it, can't take it all in and still carry on with my own daily life. <br /><br />The inspiration of this story and the overwhelming response to it has reinforced this view still further. I know it would take more than one story, however amazing, to change things. But let's hope the memory will be a strong one that stays with many news reporters and editors.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-72878260623704530002010-10-14T10:58:16.244+01:002010-10-14T10:58:16.244+01:00Wondeful to have good news for once, isn't it....Wondeful to have good news for once, isn't it. The horror of being trapped under ground is awful to contemplate. Brave men all of them - rescuers and rescued.Janehttp://jeeandme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-27881251032298147932010-10-14T00:53:33.046+01:002010-10-14T00:53:33.046+01:00yes ... for once ... some good news ... maybe the ...yes ... for once ... some good news ... maybe the media will learn a lesson from all of this - people want to hear POSITIVE stories in this lifediannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292769087215827768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-72676377956524553862010-10-13T21:44:38.746+01:002010-10-13T21:44:38.746+01:00Isn't it incredible that this breathtaking res...Isn't it incredible that this breathtaking rescue has united so many worldwide well-wishers? Bravo! We need more of these wonderful stories!Dragonfly Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072079154293303454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-9170496370993537252010-10-13T21:19:36.863+01:002010-10-13T21:19:36.863+01:00It's been compulsive viewing throughout the da...It's been compulsive viewing throughout the day, albeit sometimes rather tear-inducing. I feel sick at the thought of getting inside such a capsule, even above ground, in full daylight. Astonishing that people will go down there willingly. But this whole saga has been one of immense courage and fortitude; astonishing and uplifting to watch.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-4796440789122895642010-10-13T21:06:55.266+01:002010-10-13T21:06:55.266+01:00We had very similar feelings as the rescue became ...We had very similar feelings as the rescue became the main item on our 6 pm News.It was so uplifting to have a good news story. We felt extra proud when it was explained that a Kiwi had played a major part in designing the rescue monitoring devices worn by each of the miners. ( monitors their vital signs etc )<br /> I realise the rescue attempt will still be going on as I write, in order for them all to be back above ground.Ali Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671890094425941272noreply@blogger.com