Sage Spencer: October 13.2010: The Copiapó Chilean Miners. What Humanity CAN do!

Are you watching, like the rest of the world as the Copiapó Chilean miners are rescued? Or are you asleep, missing the awesomeness of the first rescues but will watch when you awake?

Until 70 days ago, many in the world could not place Copiapó Chile on a map. I was one of those.

Now, Copiapó Chile will go down in history for accomplishing the impossible.

It was impossible that the 33 miners had survived the collapse of 700,000 tons of collapsed rock at the San José copper-gold mine on August 5, 2010. But it wasn’t!

It was impossible that all 33 had survived 17 days. But it wasn’t!

It would be impossible to get the miners out from 2,300 feet/ 700 metres under the earth. But it wasn’t! Not when mining experts and countries across the world got together and fought the good fight. The fight for life.

This is what humanity CAN do:

I understand that the first four miners are the strongest and then the following ten who will surface have health concerns. I will wait until the fifth miner Jimmy Sanchez, is rescued before going to bed. I wish I did not have to work tomorrow and could watch it every moment by moment.

Five miners have now been rescued. Twenty-eight miners still await their rescue to be followed to the surface by four of their rescuers, four of a reported 1,000 people who have all played a part in their rescue!

This story is far from over. Stories of mine safety and working conditions are no doubt to surface after the euphoria passes.

With the help of a large group of humanity working together and mining brothers from across the world sharing their time and their talents, it looks like 33 lives will be saved from the impossible. If we can do this, what else can WE, Humanity, do?

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