APAD: Every cloud has a silver lining

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Every Cloud has a Silver Lining means that you can derive some benefit from every bad thing that happens to you. No matter how bad a situation might seem, there is always some good aspect to it.
This expression is usually said as an encouragement to a person who is overcome by some difficulty and is unable to see any positive way forward.

The origin of the idiom is most likely traceable to the year 1634, when John Milton pennedhis masque Comus. In it, the quote appears as “Was I deceived or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night?”

www.phrases.org.uk + www.gingersoftware.com/content/phrases/every-cloud-has-a-silver-lining
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The most recent pandemic in our history, Covid -19, has impacted our lives for more than 4 years now.  Somehow I felt the world stopped and we all lost almost two precious years of our lives, especially during the first year, when almost all schools, including universities, stopped in-person classes.  I got Covid in April of 2020 with a 911 ambulance trip to the ER. I still remember the very scary feeling as the only patient in the empty ER ward.staring at the white ceiling.

But I survived, and the world survived. Children kept growing and life kept moving on.  Believe it or not, there is even a silver lining coming with it: "the most common benefits of the crisis included more time with family and friends, and a slower pace of life".  I also believe that the wild animals were probably happier during the pandemic when we were not around as much.
 
 
 

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Thanks! A silver lining is a metaphor for optimism. -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:15:31

I think Silver Lining can be used on its own. -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:16:04

4Sure. 黎明曙光。:-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:33:39

Hard to have one without the other :-)) -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:42:26

that‘s nature! ;-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:52:08

想起一句电影台词说一个大反派,他说的话也不完全错误,至少语法是对的 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 13:55:33

还有:这篇文章我连标点符号都不信。 -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/08/2024 postreply 08:50:45

记得孟晚舟在重获自由的第一次公开讲话时就说过这句话:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 18:02:19

是吧?觉得那个事件里加拿大最“傻”最冤枉了哈。just my 2 cents. ;) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 18:39:02

对于我来说,2020年的一年我至少做了我三年能做的事情:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 18:42:13

是的。那一年医疗系统负荷巨大超常,医护人员不仅极累,也非常危险。衷心地感激你们! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 18:50:36

They should give you a long break. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/08/2024 postreply 08:49:03

我的break肯定比你多:)很Enjoy:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/08/2024 postreply 08:54:43

去看诗!:)不定哪天用你的例子了:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/08/2024 postreply 08:55:28

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