Often old proverbs or sayings contain a kernel of truth. So it is with the axiom 'Every cloud has a silver lining'. We make plans for something as major as a career choice or select a holiday destination we have always wanted to visit, and things don't work out. Only in retrospect do we see that the alternative is sometimes better,

In some circumstances our challenges are health-related. In recent history the world held its breath as the Covid pandemic took its course. The speedy development of the Covid vaccine was a major triumph and has influeuced the treatment of other conditions.

We must be grateful for silver linings.