וישב יעקב בארץ מגורי אביו בארץ (וישב לז:א)

Rashi says: “ביקש יעקב לישב בשלוה” – Yaakov had hoped to live calmly, without any worries, “קפץ עליו רוגזו של יוסף” and then the fights between Yosef and his brothers came upon him.

One Friday night, Reb Zev Tzvi of Zvoritch zt”l (a son of the Zlotchiver Maggid zt”l) came home from Shul accompanied by several chassidim.  On the way, they saw a drunk goy – non-Jew lying on the floor, covered in mud.  When they passed the goy, he yelled out: “Yidden, you should know that you are going to Gehinnom – hell, and us Christians are going to Gan Eden!”.

The tzaddik Reb Zev Tzvi was so disturbed by this incident that he could not bring himself to make Kiddush.  Finally, he calmed down and said that heaven revealed the following to him: The Midrash says that before Yaakov and Eisav were born, they divided between themselves the two worlds; Yaakov took Olam Haba (the World to come) and Eisav took for himself Olam Hazeh (this World). 

The question was asked in heaven: “What satisfaction will Eisav have from this world if it will lead him to Gehinnom? Also, what will Yaakov accomplish for the pain in this world if he knows that at the end of the day, he will come to Gan Eden – all the suffering will not bother him, knowing what awaits him up above?”.

The answer came from Heaven: “Yaakov will constantly be sent thoughts into his mind that he is not enough of a tzaddik and that – in the end – he will inherit Gehinnom.  His whole life will be filled with suffering while thinking that – in the end – he is still going to Gehinnom.  The same thing will happen with Eisav: He will have thoughts of inheriting Gan Eden at the end of his time on earth. Thus, he can enjoy this world immensely.”

This is what Rashi implies “ביקש יעקב לישב בשלוה” – Yaakov was ready to happily accept all sufferings in this world because, in the end, he would inherit Gan Eden, but then “קפץ עליו רוגזו של יוסף” – the quarrel between Yosef and his brothers caused him so much pain and anguish, as – when he was told that Yosef was killed – it was a sign for Yaakov that if one of his sons died in his lifetime, he would end up in Gehinnom.