Elainera
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I was reading some of the recent posts on the Facebook page. Lots of prayers the boys will be found ....don't give up hope , people searching all along the east coast , 10,000 photos were taken from low flying planes of the shoreline and water from Florida to SC and are now being reviewed for signs of the boys or debris.
They can't possibly believe the boys have survived for 13 days , can they ? I understand and sympathize with the family not wanting to give up hope or continuing to search to be able to bring the boys home for burial. But surely reality is going to sink in soon, isn't it ? The determination of the Facebook followers is reaching a point of cruelty to keep saying "don't give up hope, they are out there we just have to find them " .
I think there is a deep psychological need at work here - people want to witness a miracle happening. It would give them hope for their own lives. At one point it will all turn sour though, it probably already is for many, that's why pirate stories and successful island rescues are now dreamed up. People are scared to let go of this story, because then what? Then they will have to return to their own little lives without the comforting reassurance that 'miracles really do happen'.