Once in a Lifetime

Relief continues to fly into Haiti and stories continue to roll out of the earthquake torn country. Pierre St. Pierre or "Old Petey" as people call him in his tent village, had been complaining about losing his glasses when his shanty collapsed in last month's eathquake. Upon hearing that Old Petey hasn't been able to see anything in over a month, Red Cross workers finally found him a pair of glasses strong enough to give him a glimpse of what his home looks like. Before giving Petey the glasses ,Red Cross aide, Karen Washburn warned him to not be frightend by the aftermath. She said, "You may ask yourself, how do I work this? You may ask yourself, Where is that large automobile? And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house. And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful wife!" As Petey put on the glasses he was not surprised by any of the falling buildings or people living in the street, he only said, "Same as it ever was" and returned to his tent to put another Wyclef Jean CD on the fire.