Reader question:
What does "silver lining" mean in this headline – The silver lining in airlines' fuel cloud (Shanghai Daily, December 10, 2008)?
My comments:
It means that the storm is over – the worst is coming to an end, and airlines that have been plagued by prohibitively high fuel costs now see some hope.
Hope, that is, after hardship. Once upon a time, a very short time as a matter of fact, oil prices hovered at around US$150 a barrel. Now they're languishing at the 40s. Airlines are therefore breathing a collective sign of relief.
Silver lining?
Ever heard of the cliché "every cloud has a silver lining"?
The silver lining refers to the white edges of a stormy cloud. As a storm begins to die, you see clouds begin to thin and break up. And sunshine is seen over the edges of clouds in the form a silvery lining, hence the term.
When silver linings are observed, hope is restored. Another cliché, there's sunshine after every storm, catches the same spirit. When people see the silver lining, they, to use another cliché, see the light at the end of the tunnel. Or as Percy Shelley (1792-1822) wrote, "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
In short, when you see the sign of a silver lining, take heart, because the worst is over. Or as Chet Baker (1929-1988) sang, "somewhere the sun is shining, and so the right thing to do is make it shine for you."
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