Read original story at Christian Science Monitor and Indie Pro Pub.
Imagine someone you thought died, showing up at your doorstep, alive.
Sounds like a scene of a movie -- not real life.
But for three teenage boys from Tokelau island (Samuel Pelesa, Filo Filo and Edward Nasau) in New Zealand, they got a second chance at life when their families thought they died.
Two weeks ago, the boys were presumed dead after the air force in New Zealand tried and failed in locating them.
The boys went out fishing in their small aluminum boat in October, and, after fifty days, what other conclusion could you think of except that the boys had drowned or starved?
That's what their village thought too, and they held a memorial service for the boys -- expecting never to see them again.
Then, on Wednesday, the boys were found on their small aluminum boat by a tuna boat crew.
The fact that the boys survived is truly a miracle.
These boys got a second chance at life -- a chance that no one ever thought could happen. So often, we take our lives for granted, when there are people out there, like these boys, who have to fight to keep their lives. Stories such as these remind that life really is a gift.
The village that these three boys lived in thought they were gone. I bet their families had so much left they wanted to say. I bet all they wanted was just to hug them one more time, tell them they loved them. And, now, they can say it. Most people don't get this second chance. So, why wait to say the things we want to say? Pretend that this happened to someone you care about. Now treat them this way, say the things you put off saying, because everyday is a second chance.
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