Saturday, September 11, 2010

A Matter of Trust

In the book I was reading, 'The Last of the Mohicans,' by James Fenimore Cooper, I got this quote:

"Manifest no distrust, or you may invite the danger you appear to apprehend."

It's hard to comprehend.

But look at this situation that is happening right now in Chile.

There are 33 miners trapped at about 2,000 feet below.

And yet, two days ago, they were cheering for their soccer team while on the 34th day of being underground.

To date, no one knows - neither those above ground nor below - how much time before the miners will be taken out. There is a Plan A but news says that it may take about four months to get them out. The certainty of this plan? Who knows? I have yet to read about their Plan B. I'll be glad if you will leave the link in the comments below if you read about it.

And I think for the first time, the NASA people will be doing their part contributing their skills and equipment to get these people out from down at the core of the Earth, instead of their usual task to explore what is out there beyond the clouds.

Amidst the uncertainties, you see the miners having a good time watching the match between their country's team and Ukraine's. Fiber optics technology was able to send them signals to make this possible.

Though I amazed by the technology, I was overwhelmed by the miners' calmness, their attitude towards their plight. They have to have positivity to be able to cheer for their team. They have to have hope that they would get over this.

They have trust amidst all these. Most of the time, trust is all we need. And I think in this situation, TRUST is all they need. But of course, that has to be partnered with hope.

After all, if they do not have the trust, they would have been in dire panic.

Don't we all feel that way when we lack this one important thing?

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