Esperanza

They all yelled ‘Esperanza !’ ‘Esperanza !’ ‘Esperanza !’ – in Spanish language this means ‘ Have hope’

They have hope in every thing they do, did and will be doing. That was evident when the Entire Chile prayed (a term Chilens dislike otherwise) together for the 33 miners trenched under three quarter of a kilometer down the earth for over two and a half months. On 13th October 2010 (a rather inauspicious day, is n’t it?)

‘Phoenix’ capsule (a rocket like excavator vehicle developed by Chileans with indigenous technology) excavated all 33 of the trapped miners one by one to the surface— Successfully. All Chileans and the world sighed. It was so heartening to watch the Chilean President Sebastian Pinera himself there to receive and hug the rescued workers. The president addressed the miners to form a football team, to play and win. He travelled through the miners’ hearts and realized, those hearts really needed applause. What else, but football to cheer these almost lost lives of South Americans.

Good work Chile! Great work Sebastian.

Thousands of our country men spent days and nights, some even laid their lives to ensure the successful open and close of the XIX Commonwealth Games. These country men were blocked from the view of the visiting sports fraternity by placing ‘Shera’ painted hoardings in front of their huts. Wah ! What a country ! Jai Ho !

We are a democracy. Chile an autocrat nation, Communist, phew….