proverb · Words worth keeping
Sometimes there is nothing you can do but let it rain and wait for the sunshine.
Sometimes there is nothing you can do but let it rain and wait for the sunshine.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying allows rain to continue when nothing can be done and waits for sunshine. As an analogy, some difficulties cannot be immediately changed.
What the words are saying
Sometimes limits the claim, leaving room for action in other circumstances. A responsible reading distinguishes accepting a present limit from giving up available help. Sunshine is an image of hoped-for relief, not a promised result or deadline.
Everyday example
Someone acknowledges a limit on what they can change while keeping support and future options available.
When to use it
Use it to discuss temporary limits with hope and practical help retained.
What it does not mean
No guaranteed relief or requirement to remain passive in all difficulty is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 622; PDF page 90
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.