The saw in this obstacle an opportunity. They had become optimists. Being an optimist is a matter of perspective. It depends on how you look at things whether you are an optimist or a pessimist. Two shoe salesmen were sent to Africa and South America.
Nobody wears shoes here.
You see, it's a matter or perspective. Someone once defined an optimist as a man who thinks the dry cleaners are shrinking the waistband of his trousers. An optimist will remind you that even a stopped clock is right twice a day. I'd rather be an optimist. Paul and Silas were optimists and they had good reason to be.