…fratele meu, Mihai.<\/p>\n
Mi s-a t\u0103iat respira\u021bia. Am f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi, ca lovit de fulger. Lidia s-a m\u0103ritat cu fratele meu mai mic.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat, \u00een timp ce \u00een jur oamenii r\u00e2deau, dansau \u0219i aplaudau. Lidia purta o rochie simpl\u0103, dar avea o str\u0103lucire pe chip cum nu-i v\u0103zusem niciodat\u0103. \u00cen privirea ei nu mai era nicio urm\u0103 de durere, doar lini\u0219te \u0219i bucurie adev\u0103rat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mihai o \u021binea de m\u00e2n\u0103, atent, protector. \u00cei \u0219optea ceva la ureche \u0219i ea z\u00e2mbea ca un copil. Atunci am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 eu nu o f\u0103cusem niciodat\u0103 s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103 a\u0219a.<\/p>\n
Mi s-au umezit ochii. Toate imaginile trecutului au n\u0103v\u0103lit peste mine \u2014 serile \u00een care ea m\u0103 a\u0219tepta cu m\u00e2ncarea cald\u0103, bile\u021belele l\u0103sate pe birou, modul \u00een care m\u0103 privea ca \u0219i cum a\u0219 fi fost tot universul ei. Eu, orbit de ambi\u021bie, am aruncat totul pentru o via\u021b\u0103 de aparen\u021be.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eencercat s\u0103 plec f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 vad\u0103, dar Mihai m-a z\u0103rit. A venit repede spre mine, cu z\u00e2mbetul pe buze.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Frate, ce surpriz\u0103! Nu credeam c\u0103 o s\u0103 vii!<\/p>\n
I-am str\u00e2ns m\u00e2na mecanic. Am vrut s\u0103 spun ceva, dar nodul din g\u00e2t m-a oprit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am venit doar s\u0103… v\u0103 felicit, am b\u00e2iguit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumim! Lidia e un \u00eenger. M-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat c\u0103 nu trebuie s\u0103 ai bani ca s\u0103 fii fericit.<\/p>\n
Vorbele lui au fost ca ni\u0219te cu\u021bite \u00een pieptul meu.<\/p>\n
Am privit \u00een jur. Nimeni nu purta haine scumpe, nimeni nu se l\u0103uda cu nimic. \u0218i totu\u0219i, to\u021bi r\u00e2deau, c\u00e2ntau, se \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219au. Fericirea plutea \u00een aer \u2014 ceva ce nu mai sim\u021bisem de ani de zile.<\/p>\n
Lidia s-a apropiat. M-a privit \u00een t\u0103cere c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Radu, m\u0103 bucur c\u0103 ai venit. Sper c\u0103 e\u0219ti bine.<\/p>\n
Am vrut s\u0103 spun \u201eda\u201d, dar vocea mi-a tremurat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cemi pare r\u0103u, Lidia… pentru tot.<\/p>\n
Ea a z\u00e2mbit u\u0219or, f\u0103r\u0103 ur\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i mie mi-a p\u0103rut r\u0103u, o vreme. Dar via\u021ba are felul ei de a ne ar\u0103ta ce conteaz\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a \u00eentors spre Mihai, iar privirea ei s-a luminat din nou.<\/p>\n
M-am dus la ma\u0219in\u0103 cu pa\u0219i grei. M\u0103 sim\u021beam mic, gol \u0219i ru\u0219inat. Am privit \u00een oglinda retrovizoare: doi oameni simpli dansau sub lumini galbene, iar \u00een jurul lor toat\u0103 lumea aplauda.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103, am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 nu bog\u0103\u021bia aduce fericirea, ci lini\u0219tea sufletului.<\/p>\n
Am pornit motorul \u0219i, pe drum, am oprit la o benzin\u0103rie mic\u0103. M-am uitat la portofelul plin cu carduri, la ceasul scump, la telefonul de ultim\u0103 genera\u021bie. Nu-mi mai spuneau nimic.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, mi-am dat demisia. Am v\u00e2ndut ma\u0219ina \u0219i am \u00eenchiriat o garsonier\u0103 modest\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 colaborez cu o funda\u021bie care ajuta copii din familii s\u0103race. \u00centr-o zi, unul dintre ei, un b\u0103ie\u021bel de vreo 8 ani, mi-a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Radu, de ce sunte\u021bi mereu a\u0219a lini\u0219tit?<\/p>\n
Am z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat, puiule, c\u0103 lini\u0219tea nu se cump\u0103r\u0103 cu bani. Se c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103 atunci c\u00e2nd \u00eencetezi s\u0103-i mai dispre\u021buie\u0219ti pe cei care tr\u0103iesc simplu.<\/p>\n
\u00cen timp ce b\u0103ie\u021belul se juca, m-am uitat spre cer. G\u00e2ndul mi-a zburat din nou la Lidia.<\/p>\n
Nu mai sim\u021beam durere, ci recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103. Pentru c\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 pierderea ei, n-a\u0219 fi \u0219tiut niciodat\u0103 c\u00e2t de bogat poate fi un suflet care n-are nevoie de nimic altceva dec\u00e2t iubire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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