Cold comfort
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> “<span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="heal">heal</span>”. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="time">time</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="front">front</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="encouragement">encouragement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="reads">reads</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="contradiction">contradiction</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>.</p><p><span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="Ugh">Ugh</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>?</p><p><span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="too">too</span>).</p><p><span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>.</p><p><span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="hot">hot</span>” <span word="war">war</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> – <span word="something">something</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>-<span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="breezes">breezes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="how">how</span> “<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>” <span word="feels">feels</span> – <span word="comforting">comforting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="acquainted">acquainted</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>” (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>) <span word="through">through</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="helpfully">helpfully</span>, <span word="plenty">plenty</span>:</p>
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