\u2026fusese g\u0103sit f\u0103r\u0103 suflare \u00eentr-o garsonier\u0103 din Cluj. Jurnalista vorbea repede, cu un ton rece, dar cuvintele ei mi-au intrat \u00een piele ca ni\u0219te ace. So\u021bia pl\u00e2ngea \u00een receptor, iar mie \u00eemi tremurau m\u00e2inile. Numele lui era acela\u0219i pe care \u00eel \u021binusem minte at\u00e2\u021bia ani, de\u0219i nu ne mai v\u0103zuser\u0103m niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
M-am a\u0219ezat pe scaun, ca \u0219i cum picioarele nu m\u0103 mai puteau \u021bine. \u00cen seara \u00een care ne-a ajutat, nici m\u0103car nu-i mul\u021bumisera cum trebuie. A plecat imediat, modest, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 a\u0219tepte nimic. Un t\u00e2n\u0103r simplu, cu o geac\u0103 sub\u021bire \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet cald.<\/p>\n
Acum, \u00een fa\u021ba mea, televizorul anun\u021ba c\u0103 murise singur.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenchis ochii \u0219i am sim\u021bit un nod \u00een piept. Mi-am amintit noaptea aceea rece, farurile ma\u0219inii lui oprind \u00een \u00eentuneric, felul \u00een care s-a apropiat \u0219i ne-a \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 avem nevoie de ajutor. F\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 ezitare. A fost un om bun. Genul de om pe care \u00eel \u00eent\u00e2lne\u0219ti o dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am plecat imediat spre Cluj, de\u0219i era deja trecut de zece seara. So\u021bia a insistat s\u0103 vin\u0103 cu mine. Drumul a fost lung \u0219i t\u0103cut. O singur\u0103 dat\u0103 am auzit-o \u0219optind: \u201eNu-l putem l\u0103sa a\u0219a\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd am ajuns, blocul unde locuise era modest, cu balconul plin de flori uscate. O vecin\u0103 \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 st\u0103tea la u\u0219\u0103 \u0219i ne-a spus c\u0103 nu avea pe nimeni. Nici p\u0103rin\u021bi, nici fra\u021bi. Fusese crescut \u00eentr-un centru, terminase facultatea cu greu \u0219i lucra oriunde g\u0103sea de lucru. Era t\u00e2n\u0103r, dar purta greut\u0103\u021bi mari.<\/p>\n
Ne-am privit unul pe altul \u0219i am \u0219tiut, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vorbim, c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103-l \u00eenmorm\u00e2nt\u0103m noi. Era ultima form\u0103 de recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103 pe care o puteam ar\u0103ta.<\/p>\n
Am b\u0103tut la u\u0219a garsonierei \u00een care z\u0103cea t\u0103cerea lui. Pe mas\u0103 era un caiet. L-am r\u0103sfoit cu m\u00e2inile tremur\u00e2nd. Pe una dintre pagini scria:<\/p>\n
\u201eS\u0103 faci bine nu e datorie, e alegere. Dar alegerea asta te face om.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se umezc\u0103 ochii. Chipul lui t\u00e2n\u0103r mi-a revenit \u00een minte. Noaptea c\u00e2nd ne-a oprit pe marginea drumului, nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 avea bani de benzin\u0103 sau dac\u0103 se gr\u0103bea undeva. \u0218tiu doar c\u0103 a ales s\u0103 opreasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
La \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntare au venit doar c\u00e2\u021biva vecini. O ceremonie simpl\u0103, lini\u0219tit\u0103, dar plin\u0103 de demnitate. Am pl\u0103tit tot, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipesc. So\u021bia mea a pus \u00een sicriu o iconi\u021b\u0103 \u0219i un buchet de flori albe.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd preotul a rostit ultimele cuvinte, v\u00e2ntul a \u00eenceput s\u0103 bat\u0103 u\u0219or, ca un oftat. M-am uitat la morm\u00e2nt \u0219i am sim\u021bit c\u0103 o parte din mine r\u0103m\u00e2ne acolo.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea zi am \u00een\u021beles ceva ce nu voi uita niciodat\u0103: un gest m\u0103runt f\u0103cut la timp poate salva o via\u021b\u0103, poate schimba o inim\u0103, poate aprinde o lumin\u0103 \u00een \u00eentunericul altcuiva. El ne-a ajutat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 cear\u0103 nimic. Iar noi, dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani, am putut m\u0103car s\u0103-i d\u0103m un loc de odihn\u0103 \u0219i o plecare demn\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pe drumul spre cas\u0103, so\u021bia mea mi-a spus \u00eencet:<\/p>\n
\u201eS\u0103 nu uit\u0103m niciodat\u0103 c\u0103 oamenii buni nu dispar. R\u0103m\u00e2n \u00een ceea ce facem noi mai departe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i de atunci, ori de c\u00e2te ori pot, opresc pe marginea drumului. Ajut pe cine pot. Nu din obliga\u021bie.
Ci pentru c\u0103, undeva acolo, un t\u00e2n\u0103r cu o geac\u0103 sub\u021bire \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet cald mi-a ar\u0103tat odat\u0103 ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 fii om.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2026fusese g\u0103sit f\u0103r\u0103 suflare \u00eentr-o garsonier\u0103 din Cluj. Jurnalista vorbea repede, cu un ton rece, dar cuvintele ei mi-au intrat \u00een piele ca ni\u0219te ace. So\u021bia pl\u00e2ngea \u00een receptor, iar mie \u00eemi tremurau m\u00e2inile. Numele lui era acela\u0219i pe care \u00eel \u021binusem minte at\u00e2\u021bia ani, de\u0219i nu ne mai v\u0103zuser\u0103m niciodat\u0103. M-am a\u0219ezat pe scaun, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13688,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13686\/revisions\/13688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}