Every cloud has a silver lining( Thank you Spartan ) 4

I like this cliche'. The only thing is... since it's the lining they say is silver, I'd like to know how it's expected to ever be seen? One thing I can take as a general meaning is that no matter how bad something seems, something good can eventually come out of it. And, yes, it certainly does just look like ice and water particles, or something like that! :)