Chilean miners rescued - a touching miracle

I was so glad to hear that they made it to the surface! Although I had been following the whole incident since they first got trapped, I didn't realize how quickly the time - the three months needed for rescue operation - flew by. Was so occupied in my own little troubles and other things (mid-terms exams, college, friends, family and deadlines) that I did not notice the time fly by in such haste. And that made me wonder how agonizingly slow the time must have seemed to pass to the trapped miners and their anxious families. Isn't that weird? Made me feel so disillusioned about life and time.