Just Like Eisav Enjoys Capturing Wild Animals, Yaakov Enjoys Overcoming His Wild Yetzer Hara
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Just Like Eisav Enjoys Capturing Wild Animals, Yaakov Enjoys Overcoming His Wild Yetzer Hara
The very מְצִיאוּת (essence) of a human is to dominate, to conquer, to overtake, to fight and win! The foolish man loves wars (as long as he feels that he can win), like the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. A person with Sechel understands that gaining control over his passions is his main reason of existence, and just like Eisav enjoys his hunting wild animals and capturing them, even more so does Yaakov enjoy overcoming his wild Yetzer Hara. ***
Notice that the animals are called “Cha'yos” here (wild animals). This means that you are meant to overcome your wild instincts and your flying fake desires and your hidden tricky Yetzer Hara’s, similar to those unseen fish. When we left Mitzrayim we were called: צִבְאֹות ה' the army of Hashem, and: חֲמֻשִׁים armed soldiers. And in the Midbar we were counted as soldiers (לְצִבְאֹתָם) from 20 years old and up. ****