The Letter That Lives in Contradictions

Riddle:

I begin pain and end illness. I’m in joy and in struggle. You can find me in sunshine, yet I hide in night. What am I?

Answer:

The letter S — Found in “sorrow,” “sickness,” “happiness,” “crosses,” “risk,” “sun” — but not in “danger” or “darkness.” This is a linguistic riddle using letter placement as meaning.