Only the first three Shevotim were mentioned. Some say it’s because they didn’t say anything when Yaakov said: םָפַּא רוּרָא ז טמ יחיו their wrath shall be cursed. Those who were once cursed, unlike the other 9 Shevotim who were blessed, must have felt terrible. So, the Torah only mentions them and not any other Shevet, as if they are the only important Shevotim.
We see the Torah’s sensitivity to the underdog and to the one who has pain. Similarly, Shaul lost his Malchus to: ָךֶּמִּמ בוֹטַּה ˃ֲעֵרְל חכ וט א"ש “someone better than you”, which was Dovid. Chazal say that because of this, in the time of Achashveirosh it says: הָנֶּמִּמ הָבוֹטַּה הָּתוּעְרִל ˂ֶלֶמַּה ןֵתִּי הָּתוּכְלַמוּ אסתר א יט Vashti lost her Malchus to “someone better than her”, i.e., to Esther, who was an Einikel of Shaul.
If you have pain in any area, and you feel left out, or you failed and you are a loser, take heart. Hashem sees you pain, and someday you’ll be on top. Like Ahron who had: תַעַדַה תוּשׁיִלַח distress since the Nesi'im were better than him with their Korbanos, and Hashem told him not to worry, since he’ll have the Mitzva of lighting the Menorah, and: ְו ןֶהָלֶשִׁמ הָלוֹדְג ˃ְלֶשׁ “Your portion is better than theirs”.
Being A Baal Yissurim Is a Tremendous Asset Which Shouldn’t Be Underestimated
Being a Baal Yissurim is a tremendous asset, and it shouldn’t be underestimated. Very often, you see how the unfortunate and downtrodden come out ahead. I know a Ben Torah who was looked down upon during Yeshiva days, since everyone was a bigger Masmid than him. In the end, he became very rich, and he supported the Yeshiva, and everyone ran to him.
The Torah Wants Us to Understand People, And Not Be M'vatel Them or Look Down at Them
A friend of mine was a Baal Teshuva, and he was friendly with the Bobover Chasidim in Crown Heights, about 40 -50 years ago. He grew a beard, and he was proud to feel like one of the Chasidim. One day his parents “let him have it”, and they forced him to take off his beard.
The next Shabbos, he came to the Rebbe’s Tisch embarrassed. The Rebbe, R' Shlomo Halberstam Zatzal, was an unusual Tzaddik, and much beloved by everyone. He was full of Simcha and love and Ahavas Yisroel. He realized the problem, and in front of all the Chasidim he yelled out: “This Bachur still has a beard!”
I would even say he has two beards, or 10 or 100, according to Chazal who say: אָרְגַא אָרֲעַצ םוּפְל אבות ה כב the reward increases according to your effort. This idea is true in all areas. A friend of mine went to see a famous Admor in Yerushalayim, and the Admor told him that he sees on him that he has no Ka'as. This Admor was considered a Baal Ruach HaKodesh, who could see through a person. This person told me that it simply wasn’t true.
He had plenty anger inside him, and could blow his fuse here and there. I told him that the Admor was 100% right, since this person came from a very difficult home where: ַעל הָשׁ˄ְשׁ ְד ָב ִר ַה םי ַבּ ִית עוֹ ֵמ ד , ַעל ַה ַכּ ַעס , ַעל ַה ַכּ ַע ס, ְו ַע ל ַה ַכּ ַעס the whole foundation of the house was built on Ka'as. Both of his parents and all his siblings were loaded with anger, but he worked hard on himself, and compared to his past, he was gold. It is quite possible that this person is much greater than the most Chashuva: ַס ְב ָל ִנים people who don’t get upset, since they never had his background.
He is the real Savlan (person who doesn’t get upset) who may be considered: ָנ ִק ְו י ָטהוֹ ר clean and pure, since everything is relative. The Arizal told R' Chaim Vital Zatzal tremendous Maalos about himself that didn’t seem to make sense, and he explained to him that everything is relative to the Dor and the circumstances, etc. People need to be aware of this basic logical Yesod, or else they can spend a lifetime of “self-persecution”, wanting to become what isn’t expected from them, and envying people whom they feel are superior to them, when the truth is the opposite!