Where are they now?

I was recently reading a story about one of the "Lamed Vav" Tzadikim (36 hidden righteous people). For those who have never heard of the "Lamed Vav" I will try to explain who/what they are.

It is written in many places in Jewish literature that in every generation there are 36 hidden tzadikim. (We call them Lamed Vav because the numerical value of the Hebrew letters Lamed and Vav add up to 36.) These people are so righteous that in their merit alone the world exists! They support the world with their good deeds and their learning.

You may ask that if they are "hidden" how do we have stories about them?

Some of the Hidden Tzadikim have been revealed right before they died. The most famous of these was named Baruch Mordichai. Whose story is for another time.

The purpose of my post is to ask a question: Where are they now? What happened to the Lamed Vav?

I read an article, I forgot who wrote it, that addressed this question. Here is the answer given.

Part of the nature of the Lamed Vav is that no one knows who they are, NOT EVEN THEY KNOW!! Therefore, it is possible that ANYONE is one of the Lamed Vav and he/she (yes she!) won't know it. If that is the case then everyone should look at themselves as if THEY were one of the Lamed Vav Tzadikim, and act accordingly.