The lotus under the muck can grow. however, if it is under a wide stone, it can't to appear in the world because the stone is blocking its growth.
A wide stone contains distrust, hesitation, malice, and all bad thinks.
A wide stone refers to something which prevent us from growing. if wide stone blocks us then we don't grow at all. wide stone may somehow refer to our being hard-headed/stubborn, capacity not to face up our probs,...all these things hinder us from becoming a better person