The eight local students who
survived the sinking of the Sea Diamond near the island of
Santorini gathered in a conference room of the Kitsap Sun last
week. They were joined by one of their teachers. (Another teacher
and a grandmother were unavailable.) As interesting to me as their
stories about the shipwreck itself, was their thoughts on what
they’d learned.
None seemed too shaken a week after the ordeal, but their calm and the collective sense of humor hid the newfound perspective many of them shared. It sounds cliche, but they came back with a new respect for their own lives and their relationships in comparison to their material stuff. They witnessed a leader and they discovered leadership within themselves.
We are still working on another online presentation about the event. I’ll let you know when it posts.
