Two men are waiting on a train platform late in the afternoon. One is younger, clearly in a hurry. The other is older, calm, and completely unbothered. The younger man glances at his phone, frowns, then turns to the older man and asks politely, “Excuse me, do you have the time?”
The older man says nothing, staring straight ahead.
Bilaam was forced to bless our nation and although the Talmud clearly states that his blessings did not come to fruition, however its worthwhile to examine what highlights of our nation he did say because they are all true.
When Yaakov and Eisav reported back to their father Yitzchok after his request to have a meal before he extended his blessing it is interesting to note the differences between their language. Yaakov spoke in a more direct fashion to his father while Eisav spoke in third person.