Not just another pansy

Pansies have a bad rap. Everyone views them in such a negative way. When someone is a wimp, they call him or her a pansy. Just about everyone gets called a pansy sometime in their life. Fact is, pansies are some of the toughest plants around. They typically overwinter well in areas all around the world that can bottom out at -10 to -18 (C) or even in areas that only get down to 5 (C). So these tough little flowers survive the harshest of conditions then get trampled on because people tend to look at the negative (they stretch in the hot humid conditions). Folks too quickly forget that first burst of color in the spring, bringing with it summer hope, warmer weather, and foreshadowing of outdoor fun that old man winter closed up.
I'm sure there is a life lesson in that somewhere. If I could just remember what I was thinking of when I started writing.