Using the Opportunities We Have

Bilaam stands on the road with his donkey, and the donkey tells him he needs a sword to kill even her, so how will he destroy a nation with his mouth? The Midrash Tanchuma says he had no answer. Why not? And why would Balak ask for a curse instead of just blessing Moav? The Navi in Michah, recalling the places Bnei Yisrael passed, holds a hint. Rabbi Asaf Prisman ties the donkey, the curse and one small mitzvah into a message for anyone who can't always do what they planned.