The Esrog Symbolizes Your Heart: THE MORE “BUMPS” IN YOUR LIFE, THE MORE MEHUDAR YOU ARE

The Hiddur (beauty) of an Esrog is if it has שְׁקִיעוֹת וּבְלִיטוֹת bumps and ridges. A round smooth lemon rind is a Chisaron. The more bumps in your life and pain and worry and scares in Ruchaniyus and in Gashmiyus, the more Mehudar you are! לְפוּם צַעֲרָא אַגְרָא The more pain, the more reward! The Esrog is the heart, and the Kotzker Rebbe said that there is nothing as “whole” as a broken heart. You lost your Ga'ava! What a Bracha!

Chizkiyahu HaMelech was a major Tzadik, and he almost became Moshiach. (Gemara). He was the only Jewish king who completely destroyed the entire massive nation of Ashur! This was the power of his terrible pain, when he didn’t have Koach even to daven in order to get rid of Ashur who was about to attack him. (Medrash). We can suggest that an overworked housewife with a large family can have even more abilities to have Yeshuos in her life when she tells Hashem that she has no Koach, and no time, even to daven, or to work on Bitachon.