eerie wrote on 24 Nov 2023 05:48:
My friend, I'm at a loss for words! To see your gevurah, your chiyus, your simcha shel mitzvah, your unreal realness! The growth you have shown us all, and especially those that have been zoche to speak to you, you are such a real inspiration, I really don't have enough words. It's hard to believe how amazingly you have grown! Of course, the YH has not and will not forget about you, or me, (and yes, he has met me..too many times, I'm afraid), but you are full of life, full of geshmak, full of simcha, full of strength, and with the tools you have acquired, you go to battle with a song on your lips.
My friend, I'm gonna have to write a poem about you one of these days.
Keep trucking, my holy friend, and keep letting us know about it
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So, here it is.
A close friend of mine has always dreamed,
of being exactly what he seemed,
of spending his life in the hallowed halls,
Without hiding the slips or the falls,
Of being true to the way he did look,
An authentic student of The Great Book,
But things did not work out as planned,
How and what, he did not understand,
But before long there was so much hiding,
He was falling, slipping and sliding,
No pushover he was, this good friend,
he tried these wrong things to end,
But no matter how hard he tried,
No matter how many tears he cried,
Did all from these habits to wean,
Yet, he couldn't shake the routine,
Tried more things than many I know,
Found it futile, and believed that just so
was the way it would always be,
Might as well get to know the real me.
One day, think did he,
How about join GYE,
Not that he thought it really held hope,
but all goes at the end of the rope.
So he wrote about wanting to living real,
About living the life that's ideal,
about hoping, maybe, you never know,
maybe there was something that COULD help me grow,
Didn't get his hopes up to high,
but he'd give this a real, honest try.
Well, my friend, boy are we glad,
That there's a new great friend to be had,
That he clicked on that post to submit,
To a new life he did commit,
And before we could even blink,
Quicker than anyone did think,
My eyes popped out of their socket
Watching him fly high like a rocket!!!
To grow with such unbelievable speed,
to become great in thought and in deed,
Why, this was a person on
fire,
Growing, changing, rewired,
Changed by "the battle of the Generation",
For us an unreal inspiration,
that the greatest pleasure is within,
It's in these great challenges to
WIN!
With alacrity, purpose and zeal,
Yes, this was living life real!
The day came, the one he did dread,
Made him wonder if after all is said,
Maybe, after all, can it be,
That THAT, IS the real me?
Maybe I really do must
Have to give in to my flaming lust?
Maybe I'm different then them...
Oh, please help me, Hashem!
The light came shining right through
The darkness that did surround you,
the light did not come from on high
It came from your heart's holy cry,
It came from within your pure soul,
The desire to be holy, your goal,
And you grew greater than the temptation
As you embodied the WINNER of the generation!
My friend, you've made some amazing strides,
Thank you for sharing the ride,
Keep sharing each step in your sojourn
As the fire in your heart continues to
BURN!!!
With much admiration,
Your friend,
Eerie