Kijan sante w ye?

I have just returned from Haiti, and over and over I was asked this question, “Kijan sante w ye?” (“How is your health?”)

And each time I answered, “For today, I am well. I can not speak of tomorrow or next year, but, for today, I feel I am well. Although I was told the medication I take would cause many problems, for now, I do not have them, by God’s grace.”

Can any of us really ask for anything more than to know that, for today, all is well?