The beauty to be found in the midst of devastation or despair. The result of a methodical and intentional approach to difficult and typically life-altering situations that yields beautiful, positive and meaningful outcomes for an intended target (the person who is experiencing misfortune).
In Palliative Medicine, we’re really adept at helping people find the collateral beauty in otherwise sorrowful situations.
My friend Steve is white collar trash. He drives his BMW to his management position at the bank everyday. However, he comes home to his house where he has to shit in pizza boxes outside because his water was turned off for not paying his bills.
When a cop makes a proactive arrest minutes before his shift is over so that thepaperwork and booking procedures allow for a couple hours of overtime for that officer.