There is
a lot to learn from the experiences of the trapped 12 young boys and their
coach in the Tham Luang cave (Great cave) which nestles in the border town of
Mae Sai within Chiang Rai province in the Northern part of Thailand. As a
graduated master in Crisis and disaster management this whole search and rescue
operation had and still has my full attention.
One of
the things, living for over six years in Thailand now and more and more in to
Buddhism, meditation, yoga and life- & talent coaching, that got my
attention is the servant leadership of the young football coach and the way he
made use of his talents and gifts to help the team to survive.
Following
the news and background of this only 25 years old boy I discovered he was a
monk for many years. In Thailand that is not so special. For every Thai boy it
is an honor to his family, and especially to his mom, to be a monk for at least
three months before getting married.
This
young coach served longer as a monk and so automatically learned and practiced deeply the skills of
Samatha and Vipassana meditation.
Why I
think this coach showed great ‘servant leadership’ is that he really took care
of his team in the first place. Offering his food and water to the boys instead
of using it for himself. Showing them ‘survival skills’ and using his
meditation skills and talents to help the group to sustain longer in an, under
the given conditions, as best as possible physical and mental health and
condition.
He
offered and guided the group, trapped in the darkness, meditation to calm the
body and mind down. To focus and concentrate on a positive outcome, to use
Metta (being open to send out and receive loving kindness from love ones
outside). And once again, as I wrote in my last week blog, this shows the
valuable influence of positive thoughts, intentions and even prayer. Meditation
helped to reduce the use of the available amount of oxygen in the small space
they had to survive.
Meditation
calms body and mind down and keeps you still alert. And with diminishing the
use of oxygen he created a longer time-frame for the search and rescue operation
to find and rescue them.
Although
the rescue operation had its very sad death toll, everybody worked with the
best intentions and efforts to save the team and they succeeded. A more than great
job, international cooperation and decision making.
And only
one out of many of the great lessons of this dangerous operation…Meditation helped offering the power to survive.
Gangey Gruma (Frans Captijn)
Captijn Insight. Catalyst in developing tranquility & in-sight to get in a sustainable way real connection, purpose, pleasure and flow in life, love, family, business, career and work again.
Captijn Insight. Catalyst in developing tranquility & in-sight to get in a sustainable way real connection, purpose, pleasure and flow in life, love, family, business, career and work again.
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