Because there is no such thing as a perfect life, everyone needs to be reminded that there is hope for sunshine and even rainbows after the rain. Every one of us needs to be reminded that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that silver linings are not mere metaphors—they are real.
Sometimes, the demands and stresses of everyday living are enough to bring a person down. Sometimes one feels so beaten that there could be no possible way to bounce back. Sometimes challenges are just too huge for one to cope up. Sometimes there is no sense why horrible things happen.
The good news, however, is the ray of light at the end of the tunnel—the metaphorical silver lining. There is always something to be learned and to be gained from every experience—no exceptions whatsoever.
Understandably, when one suffers from the injustices of the world, when Murphy’s law just happens at the most inopportune time, or when the world is too much to bear, one asks the why’s and how’s: Why is this happening to me? How is this possible? Why is this happening now?
Are those the right questions? No, they are not. Obviously, nobody can take anybody’s right to feel bad about the bad things in life, but truth be told, focusing on those things will not make them right. No amount of allowing in pain or stress will make things right. One has to experience those, let go, and let be.
The right questions are just as simple to ask: How can I make things better? What can I do differently? What is the lesson here? Where is the silver lining?
Those are not just simple questions, but more than anything else, those are the questions that will help anyone bounce back on his or her feet. Perhaps it won’t be easy. After all, instant things are usually perishable while things that are truly worthwhile are always worth the wait or the struggle.
SO where is the silver lining you are looking for?
