Tears, Happy Tears

The excitement continues, with scenes and sounds of jubilation. I missed seeing miners #s 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20 land, but I want to tell you what # 18 did, in case you missed him. In this order, he removed his head gear, knelt, folded his hands in prayer, prayed, crossed himself, held up both arms, rose, and only then hugged his wife. He knew where his priorities lay. All the while, I sat there crying. Someone should write a book on the miners’ thoughts about God after this ordeal.

Shep Smith said a good one: the top moguls in the sports world and in Hollywood must be green with admiring envy over this production. This is one far above what either of those categories could ever achieve, but different too in the fact these 33 men have agreed to share equally all profits from books or whatever. I heard the Pope is watching some of this; North Korea is watching; over a billion people are watching. Honestly, how can anyone do or think of anything else while this miracle progresses? One reporter said last night, the date the last man is finally on the earth, instead if in it, will become a national holiday. President Sebastán Piñera has been present for most of the rescues, giving and getting obviously sincere hugs. Also the president’s wife. (The president’s popularity rating has skyrocketed too.)

When the last man is up, perhaps the cheering will be greater than the cheering when the first man landed.

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