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As Yosef predicted to Pharaoh, a famine spread throughout Egypt. Since Hashem had told Yosef through Pharaoh's dream what was going to occur, he had amassed stockpiles of grain that he was now selling to all those who needed. Yaakov sees that there's food in Egypt and instructs his children to go down to Egypt to buy food. The Posuk tells us וירדו אחי יוסף עשרה לשבר בר ממצרים , and the ten brothers of Yosef went down to Mitzrayim to buy food.

Rashi explains the reason the Torah describes them as brothers of Yosef & not the children of Yaakov is to tell us that they regretted selling him, thereby committing themselves to finding him & doing whatever it takes to get him back. The next Rashi then explains why the Torah had to say that there were ten brothers that went down; we knew how many there were. Rashi says it’s to teach us that each one’s feelings toward Yosef was different; there were ten different degrees of love/hate that each one felt for Yosef.
However, regarding going down to buy food, they all had the same mindset.

This Rashi is a little puzzling. In the previous paragraph, he said that they regretted what they had done to him & were all going down to Egypt with the intent go get him back at all costs. Yet, now, he's telling us that their feelings toward him weren't all equal. To go get food, though, they were all equal. Who cares what their intentions were about getting food. Additionally, why does it matter what each one’s personal feeling was, now that they regretted their mistake & were going to make good on it?

The אוצרות התורה tells us that one of the fundamental lessons of Chanuka is the power of the individual. The few and downtrodden, who with their powerful spirit, were not intimidated by lack of strength or manpower. They were prepared to go against all odds to fight for the truth.

The Sefer Chashmonaim says that when Yehuda went with a small group to meet the enemy, his men saw their camp & said how are we going to fight against this mighty enemy with so few of us? Yehuda answered them by saying " Is Hashem’s hand too small to deliver the many in the hands of the few? Will He hold back from saving us if we are many or few? Yehuda strengthened the resolve of his few warriors & together they conquered. One man leading, convincing the others not to fear, led to one common goal with each of the warriors coming to his own decision to join in the holy fight.     

Maybe what the Torah is telling us is that even when we’re doing the right thing & our basic goal is in line with everyone else's, on an individual basis we each have to do it in our way. The way each person does it, the way we understand it in our hearts, is based on one’s own unique abilities, strengths & weaknesses. Just because our goal is the same, doesn't mean the way we go about it has to be the same.  

Getting food is a basic need, so of course their mindset was the same. So, too, as the first Rashi says, they all regretted it in that their mindset was the same. They all knew that they had to get Yosef back; however, the way they would go about it would be different. Each one based on his feelings for Yosef, would go about it in a way that was right for him.

Perhaps the Torah is trying to drive the message home that our goals have to be the same to get closer to Hashem but no two people have the same feelings inside. Each person has to reach that goal in his own way with his own abilities. When we do things on our level & not on someone else's, we will be able to accomplish what we were meant to & ultimately succeed!