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I can't complain about 2020. A couple of people I know have tested positive, but no one has died or gotten severely ill. While I don't enjoy wearing a mask (mask beard is pretty ugly), I don't have to do it often. Social distancing and self isolation are pretty much how I live anyway.
I can't help but think of a guy I got to know many years ago in uni. I was dating a girl who studied dance and her teacher was this easygoing, soft spoken man called Reg. He had wanted to be a dancer his whole life, and in his early twenties, he was in line for his dream job; a principal with the National Ballet. Then another bad patch came (I guess you could call it a pandemic of sorts) and Reg gave up his dream to go to England and fly Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain. He made it home, unlike most of his mates, but his opportunity with the ballet had passed. Compared to what he and countless others went through, I can't really winge about having to play video games and watch tv instead of going out.
I can't help but think of a guy I got to know many years ago in uni. I was dating a girl who studied dance and her teacher was this easygoing, soft spoken man called Reg. He had wanted to be a dancer his whole life, and in his early twenties, he was in line for his dream job; a principal with the National Ballet. Then another bad patch came (I guess you could call it a pandemic of sorts) and Reg gave up his dream to go to England and fly Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain. He made it home, unlike most of his mates, but his opportunity with the ballet had passed. Compared to what he and countless others went through, I can't really winge about having to play video games and watch tv instead of going out.