A fisherman I met on the dock explained to me how they catch these delectable creatures. The catching part was not too hard. The keeping part however required a unique knowledge of crab personality!
You see, if you catch just one crab and put it in the pail, it will climb out. You need to put a lid on the pail right away to prevent the escape of your dinner. However once you have two or more crabs in the pail, you can throw the lid away. Why?
Crabs are like some unsuccessful people you met in your life. They do all kinds of things to keep others from achieving goals or improving themselves. This can take the form of office politics, gossip, role-playing, promoting mediocrity, and so on.
The good news is if people try that, you don't have to buy into it. You can stay out of the pail in the first place by refusing to be a crab.
Instead of pulling others down, try raising them up.
There is more success in helping others gain than in being a crab! Besides, crabs are ugly.
