Worst of all, a cheater who doesn't get caught the first time usually cheats again, not only because he/she is farther behind, but also because it seems "easier".
With 167,000 dead or missing along an 800 kilometer strip of coastline that had been swept clean of buildings and all signs of life, the task of rebuilding seemed, and was, overwhelming.
From an analysis of the hot-spot population it appears that the African plate is stationary and that it has not moved during the past 30 million years.
It appears that this willingness to give and share without calculating the cost becomes most evident around the holiday season when a spirit of goodwill stretches deep into the hearts of all people.