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\u201eCine \u00eemi aduce \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103 lemne de foc la u\u0219\u0103?\u201d \u2013 am \u00eentrebat uimit\u0103 c\u00e2nd am descoperit din nou, chiar l\u00e2ng\u0103 intrare, o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de lemne proasp\u0103t t\u0103iate \u0219i aranjate cu grij\u0103. Se \u00eent\u00e2mpla deja de \u0219apte zile la r\u00e2nd. Nu cerusem ajutor nim\u0103nui \u0219i totu\u0219i, \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103, m\u0103 a\u0219tepta o nou\u0103 surpriz\u0103. Eram convins\u0103 c\u0103 fiul meu venea pe ascuns s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute. Nu aveam \u00eens\u0103 idee c\u00e2t de mult m\u0103 \u00een\u0219elam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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M\u0103 numesc Paraschiva, am 72 de ani \u0219i locuiesc singur\u0103 \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 veche, aflat\u0103 la marginea unui sat din Rom\u00e2nia. So\u021bul meu, Niculae, a murit \u00een urm\u0103 cu doi ani. Am fost c\u0103s\u0103tori\u021bi timp de patruzeci \u0219i opt de ani. Aproape toat\u0103 via\u021ba am f\u0103cut totul \u00eempreun\u0103, iar dup\u0103 plecarea lui, zilele au devenit mult mai grele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cel mai mult simt singur\u0103tatea \u00een timpul iernii. Nu din cauza z\u0103pezii sau a frigului, ci pentru c\u0103 dimine\u021bile sunt at\u00e2t de t\u0103cute. \u00cenainte, Niculae st\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine c\u00e2nd aprindeam soba. Beam cafeaua \u00eempreun\u0103, povesteam despre lucrurile pe care le aveam de f\u0103cut \u0219i uneori r\u00e2deam din motive pe care ast\u0103zi nici nu mi le mai amintesc. Acum, la masa din buc\u0103t\u0103rie, un singur scaun mai este ocupat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Avem un fiu, Drago\u0219, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 44 de ani. Locuie\u0219te \u0219i munce\u0219te \u00eentr-un alt jude\u021b, a\u0219a c\u0103 nu poate veni acas\u0103 at\u00e2t de des pe c\u00e2t ne-am dori. Cu toate acestea, este un b\u0103iat grijuliu. M\u0103 sun\u0103 aproape \u00een fiecare sear\u0103, \u00eemi trimite bani pentru medicamente \u0219i se asigur\u0103 mereu c\u0103 am suficient lemn pentru \u00eenc\u0103lzire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Problema era c\u0103, odat\u0103 cu trecerea anilor, \u00eemi devenea tot mai greu s\u0103 car singur\u0103 lemnele din \u0219opron p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103. Fiul meu \u00eemi spusese de mai multe ori c\u0103 ar putea g\u0103si pe cineva care s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute, dar eu \u00eel lini\u0219team de fiecare dat\u0103, spun\u00e2ndu-i c\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 m\u0103 descurc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00cen prima zi a lunii decembrie s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat ceva neobi\u0219nuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen acea diminea\u021b\u0103 am deschis u\u0219a ca s\u0103 merg dup\u0103 lemne \u0219i am r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103. Chiar l\u00e2ng\u0103 intrare se afla o gr\u0103mad\u0103 mare de bu\u0219teni, t\u0103ia\u021bi perfect pentru soba mea. Erau a\u0219eza\u021bi ordonat sub acoperi\u0219, feri\u021bi de z\u0103pad\u0103 \u0219i de umezeal\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Am ie\u0219it \u00een curte \u0219i m-am uitat \u00een toate direc\u021biile. Poarta era \u00eenchis\u0103, iar \u00een jur nu se vedea nimeni. Pe z\u0103pad\u0103 nu am observat nici m\u0103car urme proaspete care s\u0103-mi arate cine fusese acolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Drago\u0219, dragul mamei, ai venit iar f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 treze\u0219ti? \u2013 am murmurat eu, z\u00e2mbind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am dus lemnele \u00een cas\u0103 \u0219i am aprins focul. Eram convins\u0103 c\u0103 fiul meu \u00eemi f\u0103cuse o surpriz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar a doua diminea\u021b\u0103, povestea s-a repetat. \u00cen fa\u021ba u\u0219ii m\u0103 a\u0219tepta o alt\u0103 gr\u0103mad\u0103 de lemne. La fel s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u0219i \u00een a treia zi, apoi \u00een a patra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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La \u00eenceput am \u00eenceput chiar s\u0103 glumesc singur\u0103, spun\u00e2nd c\u0103 aveam un ajutor nev\u0103zut care avea grij\u0103 de mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen cele din urm\u0103, am hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103-mi sun fiul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Drago\u0219, de ce vii acas\u0103 \u0219i nu-mi spui nimic? \u2013 l-am \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Mam\u0103, despre ce vorbe\u0219ti? \u2013 mi-a r\u0103spuns el nedumerit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Despre lemne, dragul meu! \u00cen fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103 g\u0103sesc c\u00e2te o gr\u0103mad\u0103 chiar la u\u0219\u0103. Am crezut c\u0103 tu le aduci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La cel\u0103lalt cap\u0103t al telefonului s-a l\u0103sat lini\u0219tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Mam\u0103, nu am mai fost \u00een sat de trei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni. Chiar nu am avut timp s\u0103 ajung acas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte, \u021bin\u00e2nd telefonul la ureche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Atunci cine le aduce? \u2013 am \u00eentrebat \u00eentr-un t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Nu \u0219tiu, mam\u0103. Poate vreun vecin a observat c\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi este greu. \u00cencearc\u0103 s\u0103 vorbe\u0219ti cu domnul Pavel. El locuie\u0219te peste drum \u0219i poate a v\u0103zut ceva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Domnul Pavel era vecinul meu de mul\u021bi ani. Era \u0219i el un om \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, care locuia singur \u0219i \u00eei cuno\u0219tea pe aproape to\u021bi oamenii din sat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am dus la el \u00een aceea\u0219i dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Pavel, \u0219tii cumva cine \u00eemi aduce lemne \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103? De c\u00e2teva zile g\u0103sesc mereu c\u00e2te o gr\u0103mad\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul m-a privit surprins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Paraschivo, eu nu \u0219tiu nimic. Abia \u00eemi ajung lemnele mele pentru toat\u0103 iarna. Poate este cineva care a v\u0103zut c\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi este greu \u0219i a vrut s\u0103 te ajute f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i \u0219tii numele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am \u00eentors acas\u0103 \u0219i mai nedumerit\u0103 dec\u00e2t \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen diminea\u021ba urm\u0103toare, am g\u0103sit din nou lemnele la u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De data aceasta am hot\u0103r\u00e2t c\u0103 trebuia s\u0103 aflu adev\u0103rul. Nu mai voiam s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentreb \u00een fiecare zi cine era omul care \u00eemi f\u0103cea aceast\u0103 favoare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen seara aceea nu m-am culcat la ora obi\u0219nuit\u0103. Am stins lumina din buc\u0103t\u0103rie, m-am a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 fereastr\u0103 \u0219i am \u00eenceput s\u0103 urm\u0103resc curtea \u00een lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu \u0219tiam cine avea s\u0103 apar\u0103 \u00een \u00eentuneric. Dar nici nu-mi imaginam c\u0103 persoana pe care urma s\u0103 o descop\u0103r avea s\u0103-mi schimbe complet felul \u00een care priveam acea iarn\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uneori, cineva \u00ee\u021bi face un bine f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 a\u0219tepte nimic \u00een schimb. Iar unele gesturi de bun\u0103tate, f\u0103cute \u00een t\u0103cere, pot emo\u021biona mai mult dec\u00e2t o mie de cuvinte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen noaptea urm\u0103toare am hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 nu dorm. Voiam s\u0103 aflu cine era persoana care \u00eemi l\u0103sa lemne de foc \u00een fa\u021ba u\u0219ii. Am tras pu\u021bin perdeaua \u0219i am urm\u0103rit curtea p\u00e2n\u0103 aproape de miezul nop\u021bii. Era frig, totul era lini\u0219tit \u0219i nu se vedea nimeni pe drum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diminea\u021ba, \u00eens\u0103, lemnele erau din nou acolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 simt nelini\u0219tit\u0103. Nu pentru c\u0103 mi-ar fi fost team\u0103 de acel om, ci pentru c\u0103 nu \u00een\u021belegeam de ce cineva m\u0103 ajuta at\u00e2t de mult f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 m\u0103car un cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o zi, m-am hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 las \u00een fa\u021ba u\u0219ii o pung\u0103 cu dou\u0103 mere \u0219i un bile\u021bel scurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u00ce\u021bi mul\u021bumesc pentru lemne. Te rog, spune-mi cine e\u0219ti, ca s\u0103-\u021bi pot mul\u021bumi a\u0219a cum se cuvine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A doua diminea\u021b\u0103, merele disp\u0103ruser\u0103, dar bile\u021belul r\u0103m\u0103sese. Cineva \u00eel \u00eentorsese \u0219i scrisese pe verso doar c\u00e2teva cuvinte:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu ai pentru ce s\u0103-mi mul\u021bume\u0219ti. S\u0103 fie cald \u00een casa ta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am citit mesajul de mai multe ori. Nu recuno\u0219team scrisul \u0219i nu reu\u0219eam s\u0103-mi dau seama cine \u00eel l\u0103sase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen seara aceea, am scos din dulap o fotografie cu Nicolae, so\u021bul meu. Fusese f\u0103cut\u0103 cu mul\u021bi ani \u00een urm\u0103, \u00een fa\u021ba \u0219opronului nostru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicolae fusese t\u00e2mplar. Era un om cu suflet mare, mereu gata s\u0103-i ajute pe ceilal\u021bi. \u00cei pl\u0103cea s\u0103 repare lucrurile stricate, s\u0103 confec\u021bioneze mobil\u0103 pentru vecini \u0219i rareori cerea bani pentru munca lui. Dac\u0103 \u0219tia c\u0103 cineva trecea printr-o perioad\u0103 grea, f\u0103cea totul f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 a\u0219tepte vreo r\u0103splat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am privit chipul lui z\u00e2mbitor \u0219i am \u0219optit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Nicolae, dac\u0103 ai fi aici, cu siguran\u021b\u0103 ai \u0219ti cine este omul care m\u0103 ajut\u0103 \u00een fiecare zi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au mai trecut dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni. Lemnele continuau s\u0103 apar\u0103 \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103. M\u0103 trezeam, deschideam u\u0219a, aduceam lemnele \u00een cas\u0103 \u0219i aprindeam focul. De fiecare dat\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentrebam cine se trezea at\u00e2t de devreme, \u00een gerul dimine\u021bii, doar pentru ca \u00een casa mea s\u0103 fie pu\u021bin mai cald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cencepusem s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la acel necunoscut cu mult\u0103 recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103. Nu \u00eei cuno\u0219team chipul \u0219i nu \u00eei auzisem niciodat\u0103 vocea, dar \u00een fiecare zi \u00eemi amintea c\u0103, uneori, chiar \u0219i atunci c\u00e2nd pierzi tot ce ai mai drag, exist\u0103 oameni care nu te las\u0103 s\u0103 te sim\u021bi singur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen Ajunul Cr\u0103ciunului, c\u00e2\u021biva vecini au organizat o sear\u0103 de colinde la c\u0103minul cultural din sat. La \u00eenceput nu am vrut s\u0103 merg. De c\u00e2nd murise so\u021bul meu, m\u0103 obi\u0219nuisem s\u0103 stau singur\u0103 \u0219i evitam \u00eent\u00e2lnirile cu ceilal\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O vecin\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 a insistat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Hai, Paraschivo! Nu este bine s\u0103 stai mereu \u00eenchis\u0103 \u00eentre patru pere\u021bi. De s\u0103rb\u0103tori trebuie s\u0103 fim \u00eempreun\u0103!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, mi-am luat paltonul cel bun \u0219i am plecat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen c\u0103min era o atmosfer\u0103 pl\u0103cut\u0103. Se sim\u021bea miros de crengu\u021be de brad \u0219i de ceai fierbinte. Copiii repetau colinde, b\u0103tr\u00e2nii st\u0103teau de vorb\u0103, iar oamenii \u00ee\u0219i urau unii altora s\u0103rb\u0103tori lini\u0219tite \u0219i fericite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 fereastr\u0103 \u0219i am privit \u00een jur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La un moment dat, am observat un b\u0103rbat care st\u0103tea mai retras, aproape de u\u0219\u0103. Avea \u00een jur de 46 de ani. \u00cel cuno\u0219team din vedere. \u00cel chema Costic\u0103 \u0219i locuia la marginea satului. Era un om t\u0103cut, care \u00ee\u0219i c\u00e2\u0219tiga existen\u021ba muncind cu ziua prin gospod\u0103riile oamenilor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ceva mi-a atras \u00eens\u0103 aten\u021bia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen m\u00e2ini \u021binea o pereche de m\u0103nu\u0219i groase, iar l\u00e2ng\u0103 picioarele lui se afla o secure veche, cu coada de lemn \u00eennegrit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am sim\u021bit cum inima \u00eencepe s\u0103-mi bat\u0103 mai repede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuno\u0219team acea secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fusese a lui Nicolae. Am recunoscut-o imediat dup\u0103 o crest\u0103tur\u0103 mic\u0103 de pe coad\u0103, pe care so\u021bul meu o f\u0103cuse cu mul\u021bi ani \u00een urm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am ridicat \u0219i m-am apropiat de b\u0103rbat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Costic\u0103, de unde ai securea aceasta? \u2013 l-am \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul m-a privit pentru o clip\u0103, apoi \u0219i-a cobor\u00e2t ochii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 O am de mult timp, m\u0103tu\u0219\u0103 Paraschiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Dar aceasta este securea lui Nicolae!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Costic\u0103 a str\u00e2ns m\u0103nu\u0219ile \u00een m\u00e2ini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Da. El mi-a dat-o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se umezesc ochii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 C\u00e2nd \u021bi-a dat-o?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul a privit spre ie\u0219ire, de parc\u0103 ar fi vrut s\u0103 plece c\u00e2t mai repede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Cu pu\u021bin timp \u00eenainte s\u0103 moar\u0103. Mi-a spus \u0219i ceva despre dumneavoastr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am f\u0103cut un pas spre el. \u00cen acel moment, am uitat de to\u021bi oamenii din jur. Voiam doar s\u0103 aflu adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Ce \u021bi-a spus, Costic\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul a t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva clipe. Apoi \u0219i-a ridicat privirea \u0219i m-a privit drept \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 M\u0103tu\u0219\u0103 Paraschiva, cred c\u0103 a venit timpul s\u0103 afla\u021bi de ce g\u0103si\u021bi \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103 lemne de foc \u00een fa\u021ba u\u0219ii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dintr-odat\u0103, toate acele dimine\u021bi, bile\u021belele misterioase \u0219i omul necunoscut care m\u0103 ajuta \u00een cele mai friguroase zile \u00eencepeau s\u0103 capete un alt \u00een\u021beles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iar ceea ce Costic\u0103 urma s\u0103-mi m\u0103rturiseasc\u0103 avea s\u0103 schimbe tot ce crezusem p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci despre ultimele zile din via\u021ba so\u021bului meu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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