Dying into being.

Lessons from a really stinky plant.

In my life, I have stood in long lines many times for many reasons: to see the Mona Lisa (underwhelming), to bungee jump (worth it) and to board planes to take me to fun places (necessary evil).

But on Wednesday, for the first time in my life, I stood in line to see a plant.

When I first heard about the blooming of the corpse flower at the Missouri Botani…