The lotus grows and blossoms through and out of the mud. It is written.

Despite the conditions the lotus does not waver, it does not panic, it does not lose its colour. 

You are like the lotus, a gift in the process of blossoming

 be brave, live sincerely & trust the process 

to grow out of the mud unsullied; to be principled and incorruptible
出淤泥而不染 [chū yū ní ér bù rǎn]