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Now let’s get back to that soccer team. How would you classify them? Are they a bunch of losers? Surely, they could’ve used better judgment and avoided that life-threatening predicament. Their coach could’ve possibly escaped, promised to return and left them to fend for themselves. But they stood together- as one cohesive unit. They were obedient and strong during the rescue with the divers. They could’ve been so upset and hysterical they could’ve panicked, lost their composure, run off and drowned. They overrode all of those thoughts that were operating in their minds and decided to do whatever it would take in order to survive. Do you think that these boys will ever be the same again? How do you think this experience has shaped their view on - life, obstacles, adversity, discomfort, hunger, coping with boredom, family and love? 10