Lessons to be Learned...

As I sit here in the quiet of the early morning, I can hear the birds begin to sing outside and see the first sliver of daylight beginning to appear on the horizon. The grandchildren spent the night and I'm up early to get a jump on my day before they awaken. I have been watching a recent episode of 20/20 in which the miners from Chile are being rescued. Hats off to them for being able to survive in that place for 69 days. They must be very strong mentally to be able to stay down there for so long and not have a complete breakdown! I am quite impressed with the way in which the whole situation was handled, from start to finish. The Chilean president stepped up and offered his help when he realised the mining company would never be able to rescue them on their own. They would surely have died down there. Sebastian Pinera not only offered his help to the mining company, but he wasted no time in asking other countries for their help and expertise. Several countries responded by sending the best of the best to help rescue the miners. Kudos to Sebastian Pinera! He is not too proud to ask for help for his people. He was also there for his people when an earthquake struck Chile earlier this year. Within a few hours, he had crews on the streets cleaning up the rubble and beginning the search and rescue for trapped citizens. I think our country could learn a lot from his example. It seems to me that had the miners been trapped in a mine here in our country, it would have been left completely to the mining company to figure out how to get them out. Rather than focusing on a rescue, there would have been a lot of finger pointing and congressional hearings regarding safety, and fines being levied against the company. Let's take a lesson from Mr Pinera, America!