What more can be said or felt regarding this catastrophic event that so cruelly killed and maimed so many unfortunate human beings. Faith in a loving and caring God is severely tested. What is clear is that we as inhabitants of this planet are at the mercy of the very forces that continue to shape it. Our power and control is non existent. But our care and compassion for our fellow man is very evident and the response of the rest of the world has been compelling. This poorest of nations with a rich history of slave revolt, exploitation and interference from many foreign powers, has been devastated by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times and our global response has been encouraging. It also shows some of the rest of us, who live in relative luxury, how to appreciate what we have. It can disappear in an instant. It is a fragile relationship, human beings and planet Earth.