MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) At a gilded temple in Thailands mountainous north, Ekapol Chanthawong honed a skill that will serve him well as he sits trapped underground in a dark cave: meditation.
Before the 25-year-old was a coach to the young boys on the Wild Boars soccer team 12 of whom are trapped alongside him he spent a decade as a saffron-robed Buddhist monk. He still stays at the temple from time to time and will meditate with the monks there each day.
He could meditate up to an hour, said his aunt, Tham Chanthawong. It has definitely helped him and probably…
