\u00cen jur, lumea forfotea, bomb\u0103nea, privea la ceas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eOf, tot b\u0103tr\u00e2nii \u0103\u0219tia vin la ghi\u0219ee \u0219i ne \u021bin o ve\u0219nicie!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eN-au \u0219i ei pe cineva mai t\u00e2n\u0103r s\u0103 le rezolve treburile?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El nu zicea nimic. Z\u00e2mbea u\u0219or \u0219i a\u0219tepta, cu r\u0103bdarea oamenilor care au tr\u0103it destule ierni c\u00e2t s\u0103 \u0219tie c\u0103 toate trec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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C\u00e2nd i-a venit r\u00e2ndul, s-a apropiat de geam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 ziua, doamn\u0103 Ana, a spus cu vocea bl\u00e2nd\u0103 \u0219i tremurat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Femeia de la ghi\u0219eu, o doamn\u0103 plinu\u021b\u0103, cu ochelari, l-a recunoscut imediat \u0219i i-a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 ziua, domnule Ilie! Ce mai face\u021bi? A\u021bi venit cu impozitul?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Da, doamn\u0103. Am venit s\u0103-l pl\u0103tesc. Da\u2019\u2026 am adus \u0219i ceva pentru dumneavoastr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A scos din saco\u0219\u0103 borcanul de gem \u0219i l-a pus timid pe tejghea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Femeia s-a \u00eenro\u0219it brusc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Vai, nu trebuia! Nu se face, domnule Ilie\u2026 eu doar \u00eemi fac datoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Din spate, un b\u0103rbat din coad\u0103 a murmurat ironic:
\u2014 Ia uite-l \u0219i pe b\u0103tr\u00e2nul \u0103sta\u2026 ce tupeu! Vine cu borcane de gem la func\u021bionar\u0103. Ce, vrea reducere la impozit?
Al\u021bii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103 u\u0219or.
Ilie s-a \u00eentors, s-a uitat la ei o clip\u0103 \u0219i a zis lini\u0219tit:
\u2014 Nu, oameni buni. Nu vreau reducere. Vreau doar s\u0103 mul\u021bumesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cei din spate au t\u0103cut.
Doamna Ana \u00ee\u0219i sim\u021bea ochii umezi.
\u2014 Dar de ce, domnule Ilie?
El a z\u00e2mbit larg.
\u2014 Acum trei luni, mi-a\u021bi salvat via\u021ba, doamn\u0103. Poate nici nu \u0219ti\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To\u021bi cei de la coad\u0103 au \u00eenceput s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103 altfel.
Ilie a continuat, rar, cu glasul tremurat:
\u2014 \u00centr-o zi, am venit tot la ghi\u0219eu, dar m-a luat un r\u0103u. Am c\u0103zut chiar aici, \u00een fa\u021b\u0103. N-am mai \u0219tiut de mine. Dumneavoastr\u0103 a\u021bi fost cea care mi-a\u021bi \u021binut capul pe bra\u021be p\u00e2n\u0103 a venit ambulan\u021ba. Mi-a\u021bi vorbit frumos, m-a\u021bi m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat pe frunte \u0219i mi-a\u021bi spus: \u201eSta\u021bi lini\u0219tit, domnule Ilie, totul o s\u0103 fie bine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna Ana a dus m\u00e2na la gur\u0103, amintindu-\u0219i.
\u2014 Doamne\u2026 da, \u00eemi aduc aminte.
\u2014 Ei bine, doamn\u0103, b\u0103iatul meu e doctor la spital. Mi-a spus c\u0103 dac\u0103 n-a\u0219 fi ajuns la timp, n-a\u0219 mai fi fost ast\u0103zi aici. A\u0219a c\u0103\u2026 am adus gemul \u0103sta pentru dumneavoastr\u0103. E f\u0103cut din prunele de l\u00e2ng\u0103 casa mea. C\u0103 nu-s bogat, dar am vrut s\u0103 v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc. Cu ce pot \u0219i eu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Femeia \u0219i-a scos ochelarii \u0219i \u0219i-a \u0219ters ochii.
Niciun om din sal\u0103 nu mai spunea nimic.
Unii \u00ee\u0219i ascundeau privirea ru\u0219ina\u021bi, al\u021bii priveau cu admira\u021bie spre b\u0103tr\u00e2n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El a continuat, cu un z\u00e2mbet cald:
\u2014 Gemul \u0103sta nu-i mit\u0103, doamn\u0103. E recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103. \u0218i recuno\u0219tin\u021ba\u2026 nu se cump\u0103r\u0103, se d\u0103 din inim\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna Ana a luat borcanul cu m\u00e2inile tremur\u00e2nde.
\u2014 V\u0103 mul\u021bumesc, domnule Ilie. Nu pentru gem, ci pentru lec\u021bia asta. N-o s-o uit niciodat\u0103.
El a dat din cap \u0219i a spus \u00eencet:
\u2014 Eu v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc, doamn\u0103. C\u0103 mi-a\u021bi vorbit omene\u0219te atunci c\u00e2nd eram mai aproape de moarte dec\u00e2t de via\u021b\u0103. Azi sunt aici pentru c\u0103 a\u021bi avut inim\u0103, nu func\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul a pl\u0103tit, a semnat cu pixul lui vechi \u0219i a plecat.
Dar \u00een urma lui, oamenii din coad\u0103 n-au mai bomb\u0103nit. Au r\u0103mas t\u0103cu\u021bi, ru\u0219ina\u021bi \u0219i emo\u021biona\u021bi.
Fiecare, \u00een g\u00e2ndul lui, \u00ee\u0219i amintea o dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd fusese prea gr\u0103bit s\u0103 fie bun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd u\u0219a s-a \u00eenchis, doamna Ana a a\u0219ezat borcanul pe mas\u0103.
Lumina soarelui care intra prin geam f\u0103cea ca gemul ro\u0219u s\u0103 str\u0103luceasc\u0103 frumos, ca un rubin.
\u2014 S\u0103 \u0219ti\u021bi, domnule Ilie, a \u0219optit ea, c\u0103 borcanul \u0103sta nu-l deschid niciodat\u0103. A\u0219a cum e, o s\u0103-l \u021bin aici. S\u0103-mi aduc aminte c\u0103 oamenii buni exist\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seara, c\u00e2nd a ajuns acas\u0103, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul a pus pe sob\u0103 o can\u0103 de ceai \u0219i s-a uitat pe fereastr\u0103.
Dincolo de oboseal\u0103, \u00een inima lui era pace.
Poate lumea nu mai era a\u0219a cum fusese odat\u0103. Poate oamenii se gr\u0103beau prea tare. Dar at\u00e2ta timp c\u00e2t mai existau suflete ca al doamnei de la ghi\u0219eu, lumea nu era pierdut\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu to\u021bi cei care ofer\u0103 ceva vor ceva \u00een schimb.
Unii ofer\u0103 din recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103, din respect sau pur \u0219i simplu din iubire pentru oameni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cei care par \u201esimpli\u201d sunt, de fapt, cei care duc lumea \u00een spate \u2014 cu bun\u0103tatea lor t\u0103cut\u0103.
Adev\u0103rata noble\u021be nu se vede \u00een haine, ci \u00een gesturi mici f\u0103cute din inim\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\u0219a c\u0103, data viitoare c\u00e2nd vezi un b\u0103tr\u00e2n cu o saco\u0219\u0103 de p\u00e2nz\u0103 \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet timid,
nu te gr\u0103bi s\u0103-l judeci.
Poate \u00een saco\u0219a aceea nu e un borcan de gem, ci o lec\u021bie de via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dac\u0103 povestea b\u0103tr\u00e2nului Ilie \u021bi-a atins sufletul, las\u0103 un ![\"\u2764\ufe0f\"](\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t6c\/1\/16\/2764.png\")
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Scrie \u00een comentarii: \u201eRespect pentru bun\u0103tatea adev\u0103rat\u0103.\u201d
Distribuie povestea \u2014 poate o cite\u0219te \u0219i cineva care uitase c\u00e2t de frumos e s\u0103 fii OM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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