…\u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, c\u00e2nd cea\u021ba se ridica \u00eencet peste c\u00e2mp, Ivan a deschis u\u0219a vechii ateliere \u0219i a v\u0103zut ceva ce nu mai sperase s\u0103 vad\u0103 vreodat\u0103 \u2014 Verba st\u0103tea mai dreapt\u0103, ochii ei aveau din nou lumin\u0103. Nu mai p\u0103rea un animal resemnat cu sf\u00e2r\u0219itul, ci o fiin\u021b\u0103 vie, care dorea s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103. Se apropie \u00eencet, o m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie pe g\u00e2t \u0219i z\u00e2mbi pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Bun\u0103 diminea\u021ba, fat\u0103 bun\u0103… \u2014 \u00eei \u0219opti el. \u2014 Ai visat frumos, nu-i a\u0219a?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Verba fo\u0219ni u\u0219or din urechi, ca \u0219i cum ar fi \u00een\u021beles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Zilele au \u00eenceput s\u0103 prind\u0103 culoare. Ivan, care ani la r\u00e2nd tr\u0103ise f\u0103r\u0103 rost, g\u0103si din nou sens \u00een micile lucruri. \u00cen fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103 mergea cu Verba pe c\u00e2mp, cur\u0103\u021ba iarba, aduna flori uscate \u0219i lemne pentru foc. Cu timpul, oasele lui, amor\u021bite de ani de oboseal\u0103, au prins putere. Oamenii din sat, care \u00eenainte \u00eel priveau cu mil\u0103, au \u00eenceput s\u0103-l salute, s\u0103-i ofere o bucat\u0103 de p\u00e2ine, o vorb\u0103 bun\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dar cel mai mare miracol era \u00een el \u00eensu\u0219i. \u00cen t\u0103cerea atelierului, unde alt\u0103dat\u0103 r\u0103suna doar ecoul durerii, acum se auzea din nou sunetul vie\u021bii. Ivan repara unelte, scaune, chiar \u0219i juc\u0103rii vechi pentru copiii satului. Cu banii c\u00e2\u0219tiga\u021bi, cump\u0103ra hran\u0103 pentru Verba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Cine-ar fi crezut, fat\u0103 drag\u0103… c\u0103 un b\u0103tr\u00e2n ca mine o s\u0103 mai aib\u0103 pentru cine tr\u0103i, \u2014 \u00eei spunea el, \u00een timp ce-i piept\u0103na blana. \u2014 Tu m-ai salvat, Verba… tu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00centr-o zi, pe c\u00e2nd se apropia toamna, la atelier a sosit o tr\u0103sur\u0103 luxoas\u0103. Din ea a cobor\u00e2t Artyom \u2014 acela\u0219i milionar care \u00eei d\u0103duse calul ca batjocur\u0103. Purta un palton scump, dar privirea \u00eei era rece, plictisit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Ei bine, b\u0103tr\u00e2ne, \u2014 zise el ironic, \u2014 v\u0103d c\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 n-ai murit. \u0218i calul? E tot viu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ivan nu spuse nimic. Deschise u\u0219a grajdului, iar Verba, curat\u0103, cu coama lucioas\u0103, p\u0103\u0219i afar\u0103, privind calm \u00een jur. Artyom \u00eenlemni. Merria pe care o cump\u0103rase doar ca s\u0103 o umileasc\u0103 pe pia\u021b\u0103 p\u0103rea acum un animal demn, aproape frumos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu se poate… \u2014 morm\u0103i el. \u2014 Asta… e acela\u0219i cal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ivan \u00eel privi lini\u0219tit. \u2014 Da. Acela\u0219i. Doar c\u0103, vezi tu, nu tot ce e vechi e pierdut. Uneori, tot ce trebuie e un pic de grij\u0103… \u0219i de inim\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Milionarul r\u00e2se scurt, dar r\u00e2sul lui suna gol. \u2014 Vrei s\u0103 spui c\u0103 iubirea ta a f\u0103cut minuni?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu iubirea mea, \u2014 zise Ivan simplu, \u2014 ci ceea ce tu ai aruncat cu dispre\u021b. Ai dat o via\u021b\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tii. \u0218i ea mi-a \u00eentors-o pe a mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Artyom t\u0103cu. Se uita la Verba, care se apropia \u00eencet de el. Calul \u00eel privi direct, cu o bl\u00e2nde\u021be greu de suportat. \u00cen acea privire nu era ur\u0103, nici fric\u0103 \u2014 doar o lini\u0219te ad\u00e2nc\u0103, o \u00een\u021belepciune stranie. B\u0103rbatul f\u0103cu un pas \u00eenapoi. Pentru prima dat\u0103, sim\u021bi ru\u0219ine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Uite, \u2014 spuse Ivan, \u2014 vezi fierul acela vechi de l\u00e2ng\u0103 perete? Acolo lucra tat\u0103l meu. Totul ce am pierdut, aici am reg\u0103sit. Cu ajutorul ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Artyom se \u00eenv\u00e2rti pu\u021bin, stingher. \u00cen jur mirosea a f\u00e2n proasp\u0103t, a lemn \u0219i a via\u021b\u0103. \u00cen ochii b\u0103tr\u00e2nului nu mai era umilin\u021b\u0103. Era demnitate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 C\u00e2t vrei pe ea? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 milionarul dintr-o dat\u0103. \u2014 \u00ce\u021bi ofer de zece ori mai mult dec\u00e2t am dat eu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ivan z\u00e2mbi, dar nu cu am\u0103r\u0103ciune. \u2014 Nu e de v\u00e2nzare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Toate au un pre\u021b, b\u0103tr\u00e2ne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu toate. Unele lucruri, odat\u0103 ce le pierzi, nu se mai cump\u0103r\u0103. Iar altele… \u2014 \u00ee\u0219i m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie calul \u2014 …nu se pot vinde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Artyom \u00eenchise ochii o clip\u0103. Era ceva \u00een glasul lui Ivan care \u00eei t\u0103ia respira\u021bia. Apoi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai spun\u0103 nimic, se urc\u0103 \u00een tr\u0103sur\u0103 \u0219i plec\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00cen seara aceea, Ivan \u0219i Verba st\u0103teau \u00een fa\u021ba atelierului, privind apusul. Cerul ardea \u00een culori de foc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Ai v\u0103zut, fat\u0103 bun\u0103? Lumea e ciudat\u0103. Cei boga\u021bi au de toate, dar nu \u0219tiu ce e adev\u0103rata bog\u0103\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Calul scutur\u0103 u\u0219or din coam\u0103, iar Ivan r\u00e2se. \u2014 Da, da… tu \u0219tii mai bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Anii au trecut. Oamenii spuneau c\u0103 atelierul lui Ivan devenise locul unde se repara nu doar lemnul, ci \u0219i inimile. O v\u0103duv\u0103 venea s\u0103-i duc\u0103 m\u00e2ncare, copiii \u00eei aduceau flori, iar Verba… oh, Verba devenise o legend\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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C\u00e2nd \u00een cele din urm\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2nul s-a stins, \u00eentr-o noapte lini\u0219tit\u0103 de iarn\u0103, satul \u00eentreg a venit s\u0103-l petreac\u0103. Calul st\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219\u0103, t\u0103cut, cu capul plecat. Diminea\u021ba, c\u00e2nd oamenii au venit din nou, Verba nu mai era. Plecase undeva pe c\u00e2mp, \u0219i nimeni n-a mai v\u0103zut-o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Unii spuneau c\u0103 a murit acolo, \u00een locul unde mergeau mereu \u00eempreun\u0103. Al\u021bii \u2014 c\u0103 Dumnezeu a luat-o, ca s\u0103-l duc\u0103 \u0219i pe Ivan acas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dar to\u021bi au \u0219tiut un lucru: c\u0103 \u00eentre un om pierdut \u0219i un cal uitat se n\u0103scuse o minune. O minune mic\u0103, t\u0103cut\u0103, dar destul\u0103 c\u00e2t s\u0103 schimbe totul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Iar milionarul Artyom? \u00cen anii ce-au urmat, lumea a \u00eenceput s\u0103 aud\u0103 despre el altfel. A deschis ad\u0103posturi pentru cai b\u0103tr\u00e2ni, a finan\u021bat ad\u0103posturi pentru oameni f\u0103r\u0103 cas\u0103. Iar c\u00e2nd era \u00eentrebat de ce, r\u0103spundea mereu acela\u0219i lucru:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 uneori, o singur\u0103 fapt\u0103 ru\u0219inoas\u0103 te poate \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba ce e demnitatea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u0218i undeva, \u00een inima lui, Artyom \u0219tia \u2014 totul \u00eencepuse cu un b\u0103tr\u00e2n \u0219i un cal pe nume Verba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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