The Kestenbaum Edition Tikkun to receive updates of new ArtScroll releases and special offers. As You Think How to smooth out life's bumps.
Animals can grow only in mass, and when they reach their maximum size, there is no further growth.
People, however, have a spiritual component which can continue to grow long after physical growth has come to an end. Spiritual growth and self-improvement invariably require our making some changes in our behavior, and these changes are rarely easy. Some changes constitute major challenges, and we may be frightened off by the discomfort in instituting them. Here is where the story about lobsters is helpful. The answer is that when a lobster grows inside its shell, it eventually feels confined and compressed, and the discomfort causes it to shed its shell and grow a new and more spacious one.