Not Jacob, but Israel

If you ever fought for something, for your life, for your family, for your job, or for your ideals - you know; the struggle and pain always, in hindsight, represent something bigger than yourself.

I am not a religious person. I take the bible as either historical accounts, somewhat manipulated to benefit a national ethos, but mostly as a philosophical book. Within it, important lessons could be found. For this reason, the…