Every storm cloud has a silver lining. So they say. We have to believe it. We need to. This came to mind when I was listening to Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac for today, September 2, 2019.
He was talking about the 1666 Fire of London. It was horrific. I imagine many thought it was the end of the world. Everything was made of wood. Even the lead roof on St. Paul's Cathedral melted and flowed down the street. Imagine!
It lasted for days, There weren't that many human casualties but the rat population was decimated. That's the silver lining--the rats were carrying the plague and in the previous were killing off the people. Now the plague was gone.
Do you think the people knew that? They were probably in shock over the devastation from the fires.
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