Direction in (uncertain) times18 May 2021 20:05
Good evening all.
Catching up on some threads here today , and a couple of posts genuinly got me thinking, as I saw written amongst messages .... in these uncertain times , and lots of uncertainty around, now I'm quit a positive person and try to see the overall picture so I wondered do we live in uncertain times and is there currentlt so much uncertainty around. My take is as follows......
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March 2020 , covid takes a real grip on not only this country but various country's around the world forcing the p.m to not only announce lockdown but words that will live with me for as long as I live which were....
"I have to level with you , we will lose many loved ones before thier time. A moment of realism for the British public which made headlines.
With that lockdown started and Borders closed , planes were grounded , holidays cancelled,all sports stop , shops slammed the doors shut , schools closed , motorways remained empty, panic buying in shops started where paracetamol and toilet roll become the value of gold, a new style of haircut was to be born, either a skinhead or a mop head and vaccinations were just a dream where we were wondering not only is it possible a vaccination could be made for this deadly virus but if so when will one be even made and approved for worldwide use , this is a time I would say.... "we are in uncertain times" and scary times
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Fast forward 14 months , we have a vaccination programme that is the envy of the world where currently just under 37000000 people (lots of 0s right) have had a jab , 20m of those have had both doses and fully vaccinated, cases remain low even after weekend reporting and 7 deaths today , borders are open even from red country's , holidays have just started , sports not only back up and running but crowds are now attending, morning rush hour has returned , schools are open again , shops and pubs open, cinemas restaurants hairdressers are open .
Now this isn't a cineworld ramp , i have only mentioned them in this sentence, Im looking at the country as a whole, I personally don't believe we live In uncertain times, I don't believe there is lots of uncertainty around , im extatic with the direction we are heading, what this country has achieved in the space of 14 months is astonishing, if we can achieve what we have in the last 14 months imagine what we can do in the next 14 months.
I'm absolutely convinced this country will not stand still and any small questions regarding uncertainty like the indian variant will he answered and be responded to like the last year has ,March 2020 was a uncertain time and a scary time , may 2021 is a time to look forward with excitement and genuine belief life is starting to return to normal.
This is one of my main reasons I have added and invested in some recovery stocks , its my belief the days of march 2020 are behind us and a main reason like I said yesterday time and patience like the last 14 months will be rew