Silver Lining

Humans are the most resilient people, always able to find the silver lining in every situation and turn it to a cause for communal celebration.

Stephen Hawking said," However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at." 

Always look for the silver lining! Every cloud has a silver lining.

What if instead of falling behind, the students are actually ahead?

What if they have more empathy, enjoy family connections, can be more creative and entertain themselves, love to read, love to express themselves in writing?

What if they enjoy the simple things, like their own garden and sitting near a window in the quiet? 

What if they notice the birds and the dates the different flowers emerge, and the calming renewal of a gentle rain shower?

What if this Covid-19 generation are the ones to learn to cook, organise their space, do their laundry and keep a well-run home?

What if they learn to ride a bike, play a board game, do simple crafts, learn to bake, climb a tree, play without a screen?

What if they learn to understand the value of money, what's important and how to live with less? 

What if they learn to plan shopping trips and meals at home?

What if they learn the value of eating together as a family and finding the good to share in the small delights of the everyday?

What if they learn to just be resilient, to be content?

What if they are the ones to place great value on teachers and educational professionals, librarians, public servants and the previously invisible essential support workers?

What if among these children, a great leader emerges who had the benefit of a slower pace and a simpler life to truly learn what really matters in life? 

WHAT IF THEY ARE AHEAD? 

...Always look for the silver lining.

It is not age but experiences that make us wise beyond our years. Struggles help us to grow and to learn. If we look at mishaps as opportunities to learn, we can find the silver lining. 

The pandemic has reshaped the way families interact. Fathers are spending more time with their children. The National Bureau of Economic Research in April compared the pandemic to World War II, which lead to significant changes in family dynamics and social norms. 

Since the lockdown was announced, the governments worldwide focused on agriculture. Agriculture seems to be the only sector with a silver lining right now! Despite rising economic pressure, agriculture startups have not just responded quickly to COVID-19 but found a silver lining set to accelerate innovation and future-proof business.

Albert Einstein said, "Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." 

Indeed, the pandemic is impacting almost every facet of our lives, usually for the worse. But the COVID-19 cloud does has one silver lining; we are becoming more resilient.