Hope and my Clematis

I realize that people don't get as excited about my flowers as I do and that's their loss. Maybe they should dig a little deeper. Maybe they should try to understand. 
I bought this scraggly plant three years ago at the end of the summer. It was well past the prime planting period, but I had wanted one for quite some time and this was the first time I had found one. Added bonus it was marked down because it was the end of summer.
I planted it. Watered it and hoped for the best. There wasn't much time for the roots to get established before winter would hit. A lot of times, we don't get a lot of time to be hit hard with something.
Next summer came and the vine came up. I watered it and put stones around it to protect it from the weed eater and lawn mower. Then came the Japaneese beetles. I  checked the plants for beetles. A lot of times we don't see threats coming.
Next summer the plant looked a little stronger, but no blooms. Still I watered and protected it. I didn't think you needed two bushes to get blooms, but so much in life is unknown. Even the experts get it wrong some time.
This year I was relieved to see my little vine had made it through another winter. I think that I have developed some affection for this plain little vine that's been with me for so long. Then without warning,  it bloomed beautifully . So far there are four blooms.
So I equated this scrawny little vine to my life right now. This virus is an invasion like the beetles, but it can be beat. Times will be hard like winter and the summer heat, but we just have to take care and plan for the future as best we can. Don't ever give up. There's something beautiful coming.