Lulav & Succah – In Grasp and Over the Head

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The mitzvah of the arba minim and sukkah appear to be opposites. We are required to hold the 4 minim in hand (נטילת לולב) and one is obligated to own his own set. The Sukkah on the other hand envelops us and there’s no concept of לכם. What are the messages of each one?

When the non-Jews ask to be able to fulfill a mitzvah, why does Hashem give them Sukkah, which He calls a מצוה קלה, an easy mitzvah?