R' Gershon Liebman Zatzal once told R' Daniel Nekritz Shlita, that although he’s already 70 years old, he still wants more children; he meant Talmidim who are considered children. He was known for making telephone calls to the Pe’ilym workers in Eretz Yisroel, and saying: יִכֹנָא הָתֵמ ןִיַא םִאְו םיִנָב יִלּ הָבָה ל א “Give me children, or else I will die!” He understood the greatness of Zikkui HaRabbim, and he had thousands of Talmidim who owe their lives to him. א''יעז.
People have no idea of the greatness of Zikkui HaRabbim, because the Yetzer Hara has all kinds of tricks to detract them from the truth. R' Ahron Kreiser Zatzal told me that Tzaddikim of old would jump out of their graves to be allowed to do some Zikkui HaRabbim. The entire BMG was built only because of R' Ahron Kotler Zatzal appreciated Zikkui HaRabbim, and he was ready for all kinds of Bizyonos and hardships, unlike many Gedolei Torah who weren’t interested in all the: ִט ְר ָחה bother.
After WWII R' Gershon Liebman Zatzal was still in his prison clothes, and all the survivors were looking to get married and to start anew. There was one girl who was not wanted by anyone. She had all kinds of problems. R' Gershon said: “She’s just right for me. Despite the horrific holocaust, she’s still totally frum & Tz'niyus’dik, and he married her!
Another person would never (and shouldn’t!) get involved in a lifetime of living with an impossible situation; but R' Gershon was totally happy and calm. This shows his unbelievable Madrega, which his overtime Mussar sessions caused. He was simply in a different world since he learned lots of Mussar on how much happier is a person who lives for Kavod Shamayim and not for his own Kavod. (The Alter of Kelm Zatzal).
