Story: Travellers And Purse Two men were traveling in company along the road when one of them picked up a well-filled purse. “How lucky I am!“ he said. “I have found a purse. Judging by its weight it must be full of gold.“ “Do not say 'I have found a purse,'“ said his companion. “Say rather 'we have found a purse' and 'how lucky we are.' Travelers ought to share alike the fortunes or misfortunes of the road.“ “No, no,“ replied the other angrily. “I found it and I am going to keep it.“ Just then they heard a shout of “Stop, thief!“ and looking around, saw a mob of people armed with clubs coming down the road. The man who had found the purse fell into a panic. “We are lost if they find the purse on us,“ he cried. “No, no,“ replied the other, “You would not say 'we' before, so now stick to your 'I'. Say 'I am lost.'“ We can not expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also.
"The worst bit is the uncontrollable coughing," says Andrew O'Dwyer, who is recovering after being infected with the new coronavirus following a skiing trip to Italy in late February. "I've had worse flu, without a doubt - but I wouldn't want to catch it again," he says during his self-isolation at home in south-west London. Despite having type 1 diabetes, Andrew says having the virus "isn't anything to worry about for me personally". He adds that the fever he experienced is "no different to normal flu-type symptoms". "I've not been concerned," he says. The severity of symptoms can vary widely among people. Those who are older and have pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease) are more likely to become severely ill and can need hospital treatment. There have been 10 coronavirus-related deaths so far in the UK. Andrew was told the virus wasn't circulating in the resort ...
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