C-Section on Mother Earth

Upon seeing the last of the thirty-three miners lifted to safety, one woman there was quoted as likening the whole operation to "a caesarean section on Mother Earth." As a Mom, I totally understood what she meant. As an American, I'm proud of the work my fellow countrymen played in this rescue. As an observer, I hope more people take to heart the lesson President Pinera illustrated. When we come together for a common mission, united, there is no power that will stop us.

The feeling of re-birth for those men, for the country, even for the billions of viewers watching every moment on television and computer screens is undeniable. I've read accounts of people thanking Jesus, of thanking G-d, of thanking the Chilean people. All well and good. But let's not forget Mother Earth herself, for not collapsing the holes. How about giving thanks to the Pennsylvanian teams that provided the equipment to drill the holes? If this were a C-section, they were the special doctors called in. Schramm Inc. and Center Rock, the two PA-based mining-support companies, had been onsite since the collapse and never faltered, never left.  Like good and committed "doctors."

While we're at it,  how about NASA?  The aeronautics agency specializes in preparing for leaving the earth-- not necessarily for being trapped within it. But they rose to the occasion brilliantly. Space age technology and nutritionists devised both the food plan to keep them alive and nourished throughout the entrapment and the engineering to build the "Phoenix"- the cage that lifted the men to safety.

Above all, we need to thank the Chilean President, who dealt with the devastating earthquake earlier this year and had the foresight in this horrible catastrophe to seek out help from the international community and, then, ACCEPT the help that was offered.

Welcome back to the world, miners!  Welcome to the new millennium everyone! May this re-birthing be the way of the future.

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