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Bek Brace
Bek Brace

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Bright Side Of Coronavirus!

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” ,said a wise man

Is there a bright side of the Coronavirus ?

Absolutely there is and I'm going to tell you how, but first let me fly around the world in seconds, shall we?
I am in Poland currently, the situation is like almost all European countries, everyone is being quarantined and walking for minutes to buy groceries , or got to the pharmacy or even walk your dog is under supervision, police is everywhere and ambulance sirens screaming day in night; let us jump to Moscow, Russia where my 8 years old son lives with his mother, the situation there is not pleasant like anywhere else in the world ; let us cross the sea and go to the land of Pharaohs Egypt where my parents live , schools universities theaters and museums are shut ; cafes and restaurants don't work and people are obliged to stay at home for 14 days. Churches and other religious houses are also shut, so no weddings and no funerals.
So you see, life is almost frozen, and one has the luxury of liberty to hang out or to go for shopping or whatever any time she/he wants, but in fact I have a different point of view and I think you would agree with me as you might be a developer, tech nerd and a gamer liked myself.

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On March 16th, I became 37 years old [ white hair is popping-out now :)] and my girlfriend presented to me two great books which I need to finish as quickly as I can, one about HTML and CSS and the other about JavaScript and jQuery. You see if I was working at the the office, I wouldn't have too much time to sit and read and practice creating web sites and the like, but rather i would waste the time of getting dressed, going out and walking , I mean transportation time is cut now, and I have more time even if i am working from home, but I can have more time for myself and for the thing that I want to excel in [ web design and development] and I know this might take years to achieve, but things happen so fast now and I am quite confident that things that took years in the past, take months today.

Therefore, Coronavirus has a bright side : Be Home and increase your productivity, read more, practice more, learn more and even spend time with your family and you loved ones more, right?

You can play Yoga or meditate, you can listen to music while enjoying a good book, or you can learn how to draw or to paint for instance, anything that you did not have the time to do before, now you've got the chance to do it.

Keep Safe and Happy Coding

And don't forget , “If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.” said the same wise man :)

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