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Sorry it’s long, it was the first one I was able to find that was online and wasn’t too complicated or deep.
L’iluy nishmas R’ Meir ben R’ Yehoshua on his yartzeit.
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3) And on the eighth day you shall circumcise the flesh of the Arlah
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The root of this mitzvah is because HASHEM wanted to permanently place in this nation a sign in their body that would separate them and show them that they belong to HASHEM. Just as their body is distinct from the other nations, so too, is their soul.
HASHEM wanted this completion of the person to be done by a man, and that he not be born that way. This is a sign that just like the body can be perfected by man, so too he is able to perfect his soul.
The Jew has a distinct role amongst the nations
The Sefer HaChinuch explains that HASHEM separated the Jewish people from all the nations. We were given a distinct role in this world. Our lives and everything we do should be different than any other people.
Question on the Sefer HaChinuch
We were created to change
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The purpose of life is to change
While it is true, that each individual was created with a different nature and temperament, and it may well be that one person has a greater tendency towards anger, jealousy, or arrogance- the entire focus of our lives is supposed to be towards changing our natures. However, to do that, we must clearly see change as possible, as something within our capacity. For that reason, HASHEM gave us the Mitzvah of Milah to perform so that we can have a permanent reminder of our ability to change.
taken from theshmuz.com