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The depth of being back in Jerusalem

Some time after I came back I was in a Polish mode. It’s some sort of depth and maturity. One avrech (married man) said that always after I come back from Poland he sees this spark of difference in my eyes.

During summer when I was in Warsaw I had more time to think… It passed through my mind that I need to be more on top of things. I was also lonely…

There are two of me. Max and Hillel. I have two personalities. The first is more emotionally exchanging with people and mature. The second is more loud, more of a player and a hacker. Max is more polish and so deep and real. Hillel is more western and self conscious, he may also seem fake because things are more means to another goals. Changing subject..

‘Who am i?’ I’m asking myself. ‘What do i want to do?’ is bombing my conscience and not only.

On one hand I would like to learn holy Torah.

I would like to change the world also.

In any case I want to grow, change, get smarter and gain perspective. Again changing subject.

I’m glad I was young enough when I was exposed to Americans to pick up self conscience from them. They are masters of it.

Bein hazemanim came. It strengthened my feelings. I feel the world is too big for just me… much too big… and i want to change it… (both sences)

Do I need Poland?

Every time before I come to Poland I’m look forwards towards it. Poland is a place where I grew up I still have some connection with it.

There are some things in Poland that turn me off though. And there are things that Poland is missing, meaning there are things that actively disturb me and things that just are not there.

Belonging to the first group are polish low self esteem voices. It’s actualy a very serious thing because it makes me listening to a lot of people just annoying.

Belonging to the second is lack of young, cool people with energy, especially Americans like there are in my yeshivah.

Worth mentioning that my whole social life is very limited. I could simplify the last to points as being lonely.

So even though I need to pop in to poland from time to time i know it’s not a place for me.