The rescue of the Thai soccer players: A humane message about humanity

The rescue of the soccer team in Tham Luang cave is a humane story about humanity. There is no distinction of race, gender, or nationality, but only people doing their best to help those in need.

The story of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach is a magical tale of survival and the power of hope. Photo: Pixel8000.

They are the people in the pumping team who are always covered in mud. Many of them have even brought their own machines to Tham Luang to pump water out of the cave since the first days of news until now.

One woman, Rawinmart Luelert, volunteered to wash the rescue workers' clothes and belongings. "One day, a friend sent me some pictures of rescue workers in muddy clothes. The police said their uniforms hadn't been washed in four days. I was happy to help," she said.

She and her staff and volunteers worked through the night so the rescuers would have clean clothes to wear the next day.

Suwan Kankeaw, a laundry worker, said: "I really hope the rescue team will succeed. I don't have the ability to directly take the children out, what I can do is wash these clothes. Among the people who contributed to the rescue, there are people whose faces and names we don't remember, but they have always worked and contributed silently with the only hope of saving the boys and their coach.

The rescue of the Thai soccer boys is an extraordinary story of solidarity. Photo: Twitter.

This miraculous rescue is also a story of solidarity as it involved many divers and experts from all over the world such as the US, UK, Sweden, China, Japan, Laos, Myanmar... If the strong will to live of the football team through many days in the cave is a miracle, then this rescue is a miracle.

In challenging terrain conditions where divers had to dive deep, crawl through mud and debris with a gap only wide enough for one person to pass through, combined with a lack of light and many of the young players not knowing how to swim, getting the boys out of the cave was truly extraordinary.

The journey to bring the young players of the Wild Boar football team out of the cave is also a journey associated with sacrifice, in which, it is impossible not to mention diver Saman Gunan. He sacrificed himself during the rescue of the young football team in Tham Luang cave due to lack of oxygen in the cave entrance tunnel, but his example of bravery will be told forever.

"In everyone's eyes, he is very lovable. I love him very much, really love him. Saman once said that we don't know when death will come. We cannot change that, so what we need to do is love and cherish each other every day. I will use my pride to forget the sadness," Saman Gunan's wife shared.

Family affection is the most sacred and meaningful thing in everyone’s life. In the journey back of the Thai young players, the affection between parents and children is a precious bright spot. Only parents can understand the anxiety and insecurity when their children are in danger.

Outside Tham Luang cave, people not only see volunteer teams, reporters, medical staff, and vehicles going in and out, but also see the images of the parents of the young players anxiously waiting every hour, every minute for information about their children.

They all shared their joy and anticipation at knowing that their child was still alive and about to be rescued. "I am so happy that my son is still alive, healthy and safe. I don't know what else to say. I thank everyone who helped us. Thank you very much." Another mother expressed: "I am looking forward to every second and minute to see my son. I miss him so much. I will hold him in my arms. I miss him so much."

As for the young players, they are also really good and brave boys. In the dark cave lacking everything except hope, those boys still sent reassuring messages to their parents, telling them not to worry. "Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I'm fine"; "I love you, Mom and Dad"; "Don't worry because I'm away for two weeks. I'll be helping Mom sell goods soon"; "I'm fine, just a little cold, don't worry too much and don't forget my birthday." The lines, though scribbled, made the parents feel warmer and more secure.

There is one word that cannot be ignored when mentioning the story of the Wild Boar football team, which is “hope”. The story of the Wild Boar football team boys and their coach is a miraculous story about the strong vitality of hope. In conditions of lack of food, no light and depleted oxygen, they remained calm and believed that someone would find them. It was that optimism that helped them to persevere for many days and wait for the day to be rescued.

The rescue of the Wild Boars football team is not only one of the largest and most extraordinary rescues ever, but also an inspiring story of humanity and altruism.

Although coach Ekkapol was the one who brought the young players into the cave and led to the whole team being trapped, the players' relatives did not blame or blame him, but expressed: "We hope coach Ekkapol continues to take care of the children. You do not have to blame yourself. We do not want you to be too heavy-hearted. We are not angry with you. We understand your situation and want to send you moral support."

The 25-year-old coach also wrote a letter of apology to the children's families: "Dear parents, the children are fine. I promise to take the best care of them. I want to thank you for your support and I also want to apologize to you."

Here, one sees not only a story of forgiveness but also humanity and understanding in the way people treat each other.

These inspirational stories help us to never stop believing in humanity, solidarity, sacrifice and forgiveness, even among strangers. The whole world followed the journey to rescue the football team because from that story, people found humane and meaningful values ​​that seemed to have been lost in this life at some point.