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Episode #21: Leaving the City Behind: A View from the Top of the Mountain - Yiddish
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Sitting atop the Casa Grande Mountains, I reflect on the journey — physical and spiritual. Some stay behind in the city. Some take the easy path. But those who hike the hard road… they’re the ones who reach the summit This episode of A Yid in the West explores what it means to venture out, build new communities, and take the uphill road — even when it’s tough. #ayidinthewest #itsyourchoice זיצנ׳דיג אויבן פונעם בארג שמועסט יצחק גראססמאן ארום איבער די דריי סארט מענטשן וואס טראכטן איבער ארויסמופן #casagrande #קאסאגראנדע #איודאיןדערוועסט
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Welcome to episode
21 in the west talking to you from the
beautiful state of
Arizona. Some of you vice gen scenery
this bar specifically that I'm on right
now. I've been here in the past more
than once to make some episodes and
episode 19 which was the most recent one
was the gain of dear a little lower down
and we'll get to that in a minute but
what came to mind
when something interesting came came to
me and I said I want to make an episode
about it now I know I said in episode 19
for the
episode and this episode is really like
an for the upcoming one and for many
We're probably going to be referring to
this
episode a
lot, the different personalities that
there are when it comes to moving
out
and just showing you around a little bit
here. I'm on the right now. So, take a
look. and Ken is of the
video that happens to be Kasag Grand
Arizona. Then this is like in the
outskirts this bag kasagan the mountains
and as you see there's paths she paths
to come up to climb up different
mountains different
hikes there's paths for ATVs paths for
bikes and for
walking then you have the top of the
mountain where I happen to be on one of
them right
now
so mites as a mushel and guy say as
mushings. I wanted to demonstrate Kenan
Zane and this is the way I look at it
and like I said this is going to help us
for the future
episodes about moving
out. So let's refer to those people over
there in the yeah let's consider them
the people that are right
now in New York or New Jersey wherever
they are there. Let's call them stuck in
this city. Okay, I don't know if you
could see it, but this is
filmazdort. Now it's I mean halva it
would look like you know stuck in a city
would look like that but let just for
the
mushel then you have the people I would
call them on these
paths these paths I would say are
referring to mention
They have some somewhat guts or fed up
enough, but they don't want to really
leave
go. They don't want to really leave go
of the the the you know,
Brooklyn
or you know, let's let's go back for one
second about the people that are there.
Who are the people that are there? The
ones that are staying
behind. It's people that they're telling
you, "Don't go anywhere. Stay behind.
Stay there. Don't climb. Don't go high
up and be like
this. Stay with us." Or those are more
like the negative people. But let's talk
about the nice people
there. If it's from the conveniences or
as you see, there's a lot more people
there. There's a lot more houses,
there's stores, there's everything there
where I am.
there's
nobody. So, they're just like just just
be like everybody. Do just do what
everybody does. Don't go anywhere. Don't
do anything
big. Stay behind. Stay with the
conveniences or the other, you know, the
mentors from the
conveniences. Basically, they were born
they were born there. They were born
with all the
conveniences. They were spoiled and they
don't even know because they have
everything. They were born with
everything and they think that's the way
it always was
and I would say that's one one
category. Let's summarize it in the ones
that are stuck in system in this
system. Again, some want to get out.
They can they're nice people. They're
just at a stage in life or whatever.
fear they know it's the right
but stuck in the system then you have
the paths these are already I would call
them the beaten paths people have done
it
already no is there you know so much
people like in the yeshivv there no but
yeah as you climb this mountain you find
people actually you find you bump into
people here there it's it took some guts
but vine they're still somewhat
connected it's already beaten the path
someone paved it
already and I would say these are more
like the yeshivim that are opening
around New York called it Staten Island
call it
Lynen Blooming Grove these places you're
still somewhat connected and by the way
not in any way knocking it I support
every single person that moved out the
only person you'll hear me knocking is
the ones that are stuck behind and not
because I'm knocking them because we
don't let knocking at all. Well, because
what I'm my point is
to dimension that are getting up and
doing stuff cuz that's what this group
is meant for. And by the way, I said
this a million times and I'll keep on
saying it. If you're someone that wants
to stay behind or is trying to stick up
for people staying
behind, let me tell you, the group I in
the West is not meant for you. Just exit
the group because you won't like what
you'll be hearing here. You'll be
hearing support. You'll be seeing people
saying that they got up and they did the
move and you're going to get annoyed.
So, this group was not meant for you.
This group was not meant to have
millions of followers and just do
nothing. This group was actually meant
to have a select amount of people,
selected group of people that was halt
and need the
support. So, I support them. They
they're doing good. And for some of
them, for some people it was very hard
to actually go on these paths.
So then you have the ones that I would
say let's just as the mushul on the top
of the mountain where I am here right
now. Now right now actually there's
nobody here. So could you say it's
lonely? I guess it is. You see some
there was a campfire there.
There has been people here obviously
came they
left people come and go they thought it
would work out it wasn't for them they
moved back and some people say
oh but as I heard from as a coach for
businesses and he used to say you know
coach people and
say then the people that made it to the
top he would call it made it to the top
you mean say that you know they have
financial freedom he said It's very
lonely. It's very lonely on the top, but
you eat much
better. That was his quote. One of my
best quotes I ever heard. It's lonely on
the top, but you eat much
better. It's lonely on the top, but you
live much better. It's a beautiful life.
And don't let anybody discourage you.
And you know what's
interesting? That's what I saw on that
episode 19. The way I did it. Now, I
don't like talking about myself,
but my thing was my car is all the way
there and I was like, how could I get to
the top the quickest because I need to
make this episode and I can't spend a
whole day on it and why should I if I
could just get there as soon as
possible. I came out of my car, I looked
at the top and I just went straight up.
I don't consider myself a that's very
good at mountain like a mountain climber
or I don't even have mountain shoes. I'm
just my regular, you know, hiking shoes.
I'm just a regular dress shoes. No
water, no nothing. I just came up here
with this camera. That's
it. And these are the people that know
what's right for them for them to do and
don't fall to the sides. Don't get
distracted by people trying to say stay
behind. Don't go. Don't do anything.
Stay stuck in the system. It's so
good. Not that they're happy, but they
just want to stop you from going and
doing something
amazing. That's what I'd summarize it.
The three categories. The ones that are
stuck in the system. Some of
them but can't. Some of
them are trying to have people stay
behind. Stuck in the system. Don't go
anywhere. Then you have the beaten
path. It's growing. You know, you could
see people did it. People did it
already. It's very easy to see where you
know where it was
done pretty much. Then you have people
on the top of the mountain like I said,
but you live much
better. This is an agduma for definitely
the next episode and a mit for the
future episodes.
Remember, it's your choice. See you in
the next episode.