Every cloud has a silver lining. The origin of this phrase - which describes the opportunity to find something positive under the most negative of circumstances - seems to be John Milton's 1634 poem Comus. "Was I deceived or did a sable cloud/Turn forth her silver lining on the night" reads the poem, referring to the silvery shining edges of a cloud backlit by the sun or moon.
The negative implications of COVID-19 cannot be summarized in a short blog post. As of October 2020, 1.15M people around the world have lost their lives due to the. . .