Dear Editor,
The phrase, “Every cloud has a silver lining” means you can derive good from every bad situation. Finding the silver lining may not always be easy, but after time it will become evident.
In a recent experience, I found this phrase to be true. Let me explain.
Oh what a night, 13 August, 2020, just days after arriving in Guyana, I was outside of my house when suddenly the lights went off and everything went completely black.
For a minute I was surprised and angry because it was a new experience for me.
Editor, looking round, there were no street lights, no generator light and the village was pitch black.
Everything stood still, complete silence. No noise and the music stopped. The only sounds were of the crickets, frogs and dogs.
Editor, something magical happened. I was able to see the stars. The dark night helped me to see the bright stars. The stars were magnificently and incredibly beautiful.
Editor, it has been said, no matter how dark the clouds the Sun always finds a place to shine.
Editor, no matter how annoying blackouts maybe, it can help us to see the stars.
Editor, because of the blackout, I decided to do something I did growing up in Guyana, I took a shower in my yard under the stars.
The shower brought back a lot of my childhood memories. It was the coldest shower but the warmest memories.
Editor, having showered in one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces in Iraq, this shower was more enjoyable and memorable.
Editor, the blackout led to a memorable moment. I say it again we should always look for the silver lining in a bad situation.
I live trying to look on the bright side of every situation.
Editor, I don’t like blackouts, but when it comes, I’ll look for the good in it. I will see it as an opportunity to see the stars.
Thank you Guyana Power and Light for the blackout and thank you God for finding the silver lining in the blackout and for opening my eyes to see the stars.
‘Yours faithfully,
Anthony Pantlitz
