a lesson

I wish I would learn a lesson once and for all. It is rather strange when you have to go through a procedure many times and come to the same conclusion every time but start from square zero the next time anyhow. On the other hand it adds to the excitement in life; each time you go through all the anticipation. Anyway, I'm writing it down here so I might learn it better this time around.
I have over a dozen plants in my apartment. I take great care of them and adore each and every one. One of them is the stem of an Easter Lily I bought last year. It had flowers for a few months and then it was just leaves. But it was nice and green and happy, so I kept it.
About two weeks ago the leaves started to turn pail and fall off. I thought may be it's the change in weather. So I tried to keep an eye on it to see if it would probably need more water or ... But honestly after a while I lost hope. As I do, I talked to it a little hoping it would live; but nothing much changed.
Last night I sat next to it and opened my book to read and ... I couldn't believe my eyes. Two little stems had grown from the original stem. So tiny, so beautiful. I'm thrilled. But more than that, once again I came to see that there is always something great awaiting around the corner, I just need to be patient.