I received some tulip bulbs a couple of years ago as a gift, and because there were so many, I didn't get around to planting them all. After my move, I kept them intending to plant them as soon I as I was permanently situated myself. A while back, as I was looking for something packed away in my basement storage, I saw a bloom. It was stemming from an old bulb that had been tossed aside in the corner of the dark room.
I wondered how it was able to bloom without the soil, light, and moisture that it required. Then I thought of the familiar quote "bloom where you are planted."
There may be times that we are in the dark or forgotten, and yet we continue to grow and bloom with the hope that one day someone might crack open our door and see the most glorious flower.
