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Overview

How bad is it?

Should you be living in fear or have things blown out of proportion?

Okay, so I want to talk a bit about the Coronavirus in this article. My opinions, my recommendations, and overall where I stand with regard to the Coronavirus. I do want to make it clear that I am not a medical professional, and that my views are my own. 

The Coronavirus

Firstly, I find it foolish how easily some people panic and overreact to things. The Coronavirus being the latest example of which I refer. All of this paranoia is mostly unfounded. Click here to see the latest statistics of the Coronavirus outbreak.

I reside in the United Kingdom, and the current statistics (numbers could change rapidly however) show that the death rate is around 1 percent, and is similar across all countries at a glance. 

And yet, so many people are significantly changing their lifestyles, fearing for their very lives, when in reality, the threat is being blown out of proportion by the government and media.

Look, I get it.

People have died from the Coronavirus, and I can understand how that can make people panicky. But if people were more rational, they would realise that the overall threat is minuscule in the grand scheme of things.

Fewer people are turning up to the dojo where I train. International sporting events are being cancelled, theme parks are closing down, and school is out. In most recent developments, the government has now issued a social distancing lock down on the country. The whole thing is absurd, in my opinion.

People are desperately clinging to their lives due to a largely non-lethal threat. 

My Recommendation

Live your damn life, for goodness sake! All of this paranoia is mostly unfounded.

If the virus is going to get you, it will.

No matter how much toilet paper, hand sanitiser, and self-isolating you do. The Coronavirus is not something you can simply run or hide from. It is highly infectious yes, and is particularly dangerous to the elderly and those who do not have strong immune systems. The government should therefore take precautions towards them, which do not affect everyone else. Only place high risk category people in isolation, rather than dragging the entire country into lock-down!

It makes virtually no difference. 

Think about it for a second. Cigarettes are supposed to slowly kill you right? Yet some people can smoke all their life and be relatively healthy in their later years. On the other end of the scale, perfectly healthy people can die prematurely. A combination of genetics and environmental factors are usually the cause in both examples.

My point is people can take every single precaution they can think of, and still get infected by the Coronavirus. On the other hand, individuals can continue to live their lives harmoniously and escape the clutches of the virus.

Given the above, how would you rather live your life during these times?

• Scared and paranoid of something that might not even come to pass
• Live boldly, continuing your life as usual

I am in the second camp. There is scientific evidence that your mental state can affect your immune system. Negativity in the mind causes greater susceptibility to becoming infected. If you believe you will catch the Coronavirus, it increases your chances that you will. Should you live your life in a constant state of panic and fear of the Coronavirus, you subconsciously invite the very thing you are trying to guard against.

If, however, you live your life free from restraint, your positive mindset will reinforce your immune system, and thereby reduce the risk of infection.

Believe me, if I catch the Coronavirus, I am not going to be in regret.

If only I had more toilet paper . . .

Stuff that. My thoughts would be more along the lines of.

Damn RNG screwing me over! Guess my luck has run out . . .

Seriously though, maintain what should already be a high standard of hygiene. Continue to exercise regularly to keep your body healthy. Take vitamin C and echinacea to help support your immune system. Beyond these things, I would have continued to live life as I had been doing had the lock down not been put in place. 

Conclusion

It is not so much the Coronavirus that I have a problem with, but rather the mass panic that has spread among the people. Harbouring fear and paranoia will do more to shorten your lifespan in the long run, than a highly improbable, potentially immediate threat like the Coronavirus.

Accept that much of life is beyond your control. 

No matter how much you try and guard against the Coronavirus if it is going to get you, it will. Be at peace with that fact and continue to live your life as best you can; then you will have no regrets no matter what happens.

One of the greatest military leaders during the 16th Century in Japan says it best.

“Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live.”

– Uesugi Kenshin

Defy death and live!

Mission complete – Overlord Drakow signing out.