Life is Precious; Handle with Care

Jun 27

A British ocean liner, the Titanic had sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg, killing more than 1500 people.

In a bid to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic, a deep-sea submersible, Titan, operated by OceanGate went on an expedition on 18 June 2023.

But the vessel imploded under the intense pressure of the Atlantic Ocean, near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all passengers on board instantly, including OceanGate CEO, Stockton Rush, a former French Navy diver, Paul-Henry Nargeolet, British adventurer, Hamish Harding and Pakistani millionaire Shahzada Dawood and his son.

Incidentally, the 19-year-old, Suleman, who died along with his businessman father, Shahzada Dawood on the Titanic submersible had hoped to break a world record with his Rubik's cube below the sea. The teenager was able to solve the cube under 20 seconds and carried it everywhere.

This catastrophic implosion claimed the lives of all the five persons aboard the Titan. It gives me goosebumps to think about what an amazing trip it was to see the wreckage of the Titanic that sank nearly a century ago.

Was it just a way to get media attention and name and fame in the world? Would it not have been a good idea to find ways to avoid collisions instead of just visiting the crash site to see the wreckage?

Coincidentally, the site's visitors had to pay US$250,000 for an 8-day expedition. The company had already taken an affidavit from them that if any passenger dies during this amazing journey, then no claim will be made on the company.

It is difficult to even imagine how painful their time must have been in the last moments. No matter how much money they had, they would only be praying for the last moment to "survive" and come back to earth.

We should appreciate how precious life is in itself, be grateful for it and spend our time, energy and money in positive pursuits. We should make the most out of our life by spending our talent and money in good works and help the poor and needy people. Life is a precious gift, let's be grateful and use it wisely and meaningfully.