βHave you ever looked at the bud of a magnolia flower? Itβs a tight little pod that stays closed up for a long time on the end of its branch until one day, out of nowhere, it finally bursts open into this gigantic, gorgeous, fragrant flower thatβs ten times bigger than the bud itself. Itβs impossible to imagine that such a big beautiful thing could pop out of that tiny little bud. But it does.β
