I heard a story about R' Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi Zatzal. He spoke in front of 1000 Bachurim, and kept repeating again and again: “I am the Rash'kebe'hag!” They didn’t understand what he wanted, until he said: “I want everyone to say about himself: “I am a Rash'kebe'hag!” This Tzadik had the Slabodka Derech perhaps more than anyone else.
He was a big: נִּ סְׁ תָ ר (hidden Tzadik) and the greatest Talmidei Chevron had tremendous respect for him. He was rare indeed in that he lived a true Derech, which is priceless and he was: אֶׁ מֶׁ ת שֶׁ בְׁ אֶׁ מֶׁ ת truth of truth. Most people, even Bnei Aliya, may Shteig plenty, but they are never Zoche to bring out all their dormant Kochos because they had no Rebbe who can guide them.
Of course, in our Dor, we have no right to criticize anyone. But a: יְׁ קַ ר הַ מְׁ צִּ יאוּת (rare phenomenon) like this person is still worth studying. His unusual Ahavas HaTorah, his sense of humor, his Shimush Talmidei Chachomim (their style of learning, plus their actions), his unusual Simcha, his Chi'yus (life) and: מֶׁ רֶׁ ץ drive, his Mesirus Nefesh for Zikkui HaRabbim (including making trips all over the world), his Middos and Ahavas Yisroel, his not looking for Kavod, etc.
P.S. I noticed plenty of Novardoker Yesodos in him. He once told me that the only thing that counts is closeness to Hashem. I once saw him at an Asifa (gathering) לִּ כְׁבוֹדוֹ (in his honor) and almost nobody came. Yet, he laughed it all off. אַשְׁ רֵ י חֶׁ לְׁ קוֹ Lucky is his lot. זְׁכוּתוֹ יָגֵן עָלֵינוּ, אָמֵ ן May his merit protect over us, Amen. Whatever he did, was what he saw Gedolei Yisroel of the previous Dor, do. He had a set Derech, and not a Bilbul (mish mosh) of chapping all kinds of: דְׁ רָ כִּ ים ways of serving Hashem (which can sometimes work).
