When we see humans causing such needless suffering to other humans, we are filled with sadness and puzzlement. How can any human actually enjoy causing another being to suffer like that? And even cruelty to animals causes us to feel those feelings. What of "animal on animal" violence? I once witnessed a cat catch and eat an injured bird. It made me sad.
And, yet, this seems to be the way God created nature. Or is it? Is man at fault here too? According to the Ramban, a 13th century sage, the answer is yes, humans are, in a way, responsible.
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