A silver lining exists even in the
darkest cloud
The expression comes
from the fact that many dark clouds are lighter at the edges, appearing to be
white, or silver. All 'bad' things come with some attached to them. Out of
every problem we face, we can gain -i.e. some though advantages. This phrase
renders one of hope and optimism –i.e. though the skies are dark, something
good is still there. People sometimes say that every cloud has a silver lining
to comfort somebody who's being disappointed. They mean that it is always
possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how
unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem. We can derive some benefit
from every bad thing that happens to us. "Every cloud has a silver
lining" is an idiomatic expression in English meaning that there is
usually something positive to be found in every situation, even when it seem
overwhelmingly negative. Taken
literally, it means that even when a cloud passes in front of the sun, it is
still often possible to see a glow around the edges of the cloud from the sun
shining behind it. In life, the phrase is often used to encourage people to
keep going and make an effort to look for the good things that might have come
out of a bad situation. For instance, perhaps losing a job allows someone to go
back to school or find a job they like which would be the "silver
lining" in that situation.
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