The Chasam Sofer explains that we have this struggle with the yetzer hara and we strive to resolve the conflict between body and soul. The goal is to make peace בקש שלום. The Satan (yetzer hara) wants to do good by eliminating conflict סור מרע, ועשה טוב and have the soul go after the desires of the body. This is not peace. We want to reverse it, ורדפהו. We will create a small conflict by having the neshama, soul do something small that the body does not like and then go after peace by having the body get used to it. So the peace will come when the body does what the soul desires through incremental improvements.
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