Surviving Andes

Last night after coming home from Terawih, i sat down n watched TV with my dad.. he flipped thru the channels n mentioned about a documentary on the History Channel.. it was about the plane crash in Andes and how some survived for 72days in the cold mountains... u can read the summary here in wiki about it.. besides the amazing story of surviving the ordeal, i guess the thing that caught ppl's attention is how they opt to cannibalism by eating those deceased in order to survive.. imagine how hard that is to go through cuz not only some of them were their frens, but some were even their families..

i dun't think i've heard of this story before, so it was very interesting to learn about it now...  their will power was so high, even after hearing the news from the radio that the search rescue had been called off.. imagine waiting for help to come then one day, knowing for sure that help was not on the way.. of course there would be family out there who will not stop hoping and give up, but with no official help, it could be a bit difficult.. but like what Parrado (one of the survivors) said "we're going to get out of here on our own".. and so their journey began...

even reading quotes or captions from wiki made me cry, so i can't imagine reading the book.. maybe i might weep in tears hehehehe there's even a movie based on it starring Ethan Hawke.. i think the thing that gets to me most last night was when they mentioned that the priest came to visit them n said they did the right thing.. that would definitely mean a lot to them, knowing that in order to survive, they had to eat ppl... n also in wiki about the part were they dedicated the books to those deceased and their parents, who received them with love and understanding... cuz that would be tough.. not only knowing that ur child has died in a plane crash, but to have someone eat them in order for them to survive, even i'm not sure how i'd handle that situation...

so really, it is an interesting story to learn about.. one that will and have inspired ppl.. one of these things that could test ur strength and limit... i totally salute them...

now i'm gonna go cry... bye