Day to Day happenings in my life

Light in the darkness

Prompt:
"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light," said Theodore Roethke.
What do you think he meant and can this keeping the light in roots apply to human beings?

I must say I found this quote a little ambiguous and open to interpretation. However I'll say what I think he meant.
People go through difficult times yet can still have hidden strengths. That even in the darkness, life and hope exists. Some people have the ability to see that the dark times will not last forever and there will be better days. It's optimism I suppose. It would be almost impossible to carry on if there was no hope things were going to improve. My mother once told me when I was at my lowest ebb " this too shall pass." It was true, it did pass. That's not to say those dark days are forgotten, they're not but just knowing that 'this' whatever it is will not last forever is a blessing. You might be left with a few war wounds and scars but you will survive.