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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAm\ncitit de-a lungul vremii sumedenie de ispr\u0103vi \u015fi de portrete cu caracter\nevocator, scrise de fo\u015fti elevi, \u00eentru neuitarea anilor de \u015fcoal\u0103. Am creionat\n\u015fi eu c\u00e2teva, pres\u0103rate \u00een \u201eApostolul\u201d, \u00een ziarele nem\u0163ene \u015fi \u00een c\u00e2teva c\u0103r\u0163i\ncu caracter autobiografic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se\nivesc, \u00een portretele \u015fi \u00een amintirile tip\u0103rite, dasc\u0103lii iubi\u0163i sau detesta\u0163i,\ncolegii \u00eempreun\u0103 cu care s\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fitu-s-au boroboa\u0163e, biruin\u0163ele \u015fcol\u0103re\u015fti sau\n\u00eenfr\u00e2ngerile, idilele adolescentine, dar aproape niciodat\u0103 n-am z\u0103rit oamenii\ndin umbr\u0103, de obicei t\u0103cu\u0163i \u015fi harnici, cei care sunt totdeauna \u201ede serviciu\u201d,\nr\u0103spl\u0103ti\u0163i cu salarii modeste pentru munca \u00een slujba \u015fcolii, pe c\u00e2t de prozaic\u0103\ntot pe at\u00e2ta de permanent\u0103, de zi \u015fi de noapte, f\u0103r\u0103 de vacan\u0163e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u015ei,\nafl\u00e2ndu-ne \u00een anul al o sut\u0103 cincizecilea al Colegiului Na\u0163ional \u201ePetru Rare\u015f\u201d,\n\u00eemi \u00eendeplinesc o datorie de suflet sco\u0163\u00e2nd din uitare c\u00e2teva imagini de\nslujitori devota\u0163i ilustrei insti\u00adtu\u0163ii pietrene, oameni deosebi\u0163i, pentru care\nLiceul devenise casa lor, ad\u0103postindu-i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Nu-i\nmai \u015ftia nimeni numele de familie. Era Madam\nIleana \u015fi at\u00e2t<\/strong>. \u201eMadam\u201d cu rezonan\u0163a clasic\u0103, de respect. Locuia \u00een\ncl\u0103direa majestuoas\u0103 a \u015ecolii Albe de pe platoul voievodal, \u00een partea dinspre\nstrada \u015etefan cel Mare, unde noi, elevii, nu p\u0103trundeam dec\u00e2t dac\u0103 primeam\nvreun premiu excep\u0163ional sau vreo sanc\u0163iune r\u0103sun\u0103toare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Abia\nla aproape dou\u0103 decenii dup\u0103 bacalaureat, fiind numit director al liceului, am\navut surpriza s\u0103 v\u0103d c\u0103 Madam Ileana se gospod\u0103rea cine \u015ftie de c\u00e2nd \u00een dou\u0103\nc\u0103m\u0103ru\u0163e amenajate sub \u201escara profesorilor\u201d, cea principal\u0103, care duce c\u0103tre\netaj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e2nd\nap\u0103rea pe coridoare, totdeauna \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 cu un fel de elegan\u0163\u0103 discret\u0103 a\nvechilor t\u00e2rgove\u0163i, o \u0163inut\u0103 oarecum protocolar\u0103, ca o castelan\u0103 \u00eentr-un palat\ncu st\u0103p\u00e2ni s\u0103r\u0103ci\u0163i, putea, afl\u00e2ndu-ne dup\u0103 r\u0103zboi \u00eentr-o \u0163ar\u0103 hrentuit\u0103 \u015fi\njefuit\u0103, s\u0103 treac\u0103 drept secretar\u0103 sau infirmier\u0103 la cabinetul medical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Un\nochi atent b\u0103ga de seam\u0103 c\u0103 Madam Ileana poart\u0103 \u00een m\u00e2na st\u00e2ng\u0103, bine t\u0103inuit\u0103\n\u00eentre cutele fustei, o leg\u0103tur\u0103 de chei, c\u0103ci a fost totdeauna persoana care,\n\u00een cl\u0103direa de mari dimensiuni, cu sumedenie de s\u0103li, de camere mici \u015fi de\nunghere ascunse, veghea la integritatea \u201einventarului\u201d \u015ftiut pe de rost, de\nparc\u0103 mintea ei func\u0163iona ca o memorie de calculator electronic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Orice\nobiect ce apar\u0163inea liceului, de la banalele m\u0103turi ieftine p\u00e2n\u0103 la fosilele de\nmare valoare, agonisite de directorul savant Mihai Stamatin \u00een primele decenii\nale veacului trecut, avea un loc sigur \u00een mintea extraordinarei chel\u0103rese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu\n\u015ftiam, c\u00e2nd eram elev, ce \u00eendeletnicire de baz\u0103 are sau avusese de-a lungul vie\u0163ii\nd\u0103ruite Liceului, dar noi, gimnazi\u015ftii, o respectam la fel de mult ca pe\nilu\u015ftrii no\u015ftri dasc\u0103li \u015fi o salutam cu \u201es\u0103rut m\u00e2na!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen\najunul centenarului Liceului, am reg\u0103sit-o. Aceea\u015fi costuma\u0163ie, de parc\u0103 ar fi\ncobor\u00e2t dintr-un portret de epoc\u0103, \u015fi acelea\u015fi \u00eendeletniciri. Muncise noian de\nzile \u015fi p\u0103zise \u015fcoala o ve\u015fnicie de nop\u0163i, cu devotament \u015fi cu un curaj de\npoveste, \u00eenfrunt\u00e2ndu-i p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi pe glorio\u015fii eliberatori sovietici, afla\u0163i pe la\nnoi \u00een c\u0103utare disperat\u0103 de votc\u0103 \u015fi de \u201eceas\u00e2\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u00e2rziu,\n\u00eenainte de a i se repartiza o locuin\u0163\u0103 \u00een ora\u015f, am mai descoperit o tain\u0103\nne\u015ftiut\u0103 \u00een anii de licean: v\u0103rz\u0103rile! \u00cen ultima zi de munc\u0103 din primul\ntrimestru \u015fcolar, \u00eenainte de vacan\u0163a de Cr\u0103ciun, \u00een holul de la parterul\nLiceului adia o arom\u0103 nou\u0103, ispititoare, cunoscut\u0103 doar profesorilor care\ncopil\u0103riser\u0103 la \u0163ar\u0103. Madam Ileana punea la copt legendarele sale v\u0103rz\u0103ri, cu\ncare desf\u0103ta distinsul corp didactic, c\u0103zut \u00een extaz \u015fi repet\u00e2nd distihul lui\nIon Creang\u0103: \u201eDe pl\u0103cinte, gura r\u00e2de!\/\/ De v\u0103rzare \u015fi mai tare!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Am\np\u0103r\u0103sit f\u0103r\u0103 voia mea Liceul, pentru a doua oar\u0103 \u015fi pentru totdeauna, \u015fi nu\n\u015ftiu unde \u015fi c\u00e2t\u0103 vreme a t\u00e2njit Madam Ileana Tiliciu dup\u0103 chilia ei de sub\nscara de onoare \u015fi dup\u0103 leg\u0103tura de chei care o \u00eenso\u0163ise at\u00e2\u0163ia ani pe\ncoridoarele pline de glasul elevilor sau pustii \u00een nop\u0163ile f\u0103r\u0103 de num\u0103r \u015fi \u00een\nvacan\u0163ele \u015fcolare\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n ***<\/p>\n\n\n\n Iozefina Zaharia<\/strong> a sosit la \u201eRare\u015f\u201d c\u0103tre sf\u00e2r\u015fitul existen\u0163ei\nei pline de suferin\u0163\u0103 fizic\u0103 \u015fi sufleteasc\u0103. \u00cen pofida numelui Zaharia, era\nat\u00e2t de unguroaic\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t p\u00e2n\u0103 la ultima suflare nu a \u015ftiut a vorbi corect\nrom\u00e2ne\u015fte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ca\nmulte alte feti\u015fcane din Mure\u015f, plecase devreme c\u0103tre Bucure\u015ftiul plin de\nunguroaice frumoase, gure\u015fe, civilizate \u015fi elegante \u00een costumele lor de peste\nmun\u0163i, venite \u00een Capital\u0103 pentru a sluji \u00een casele bogate. I-a fost greu,\nfiindc\u0103 nu \u015ftia o boab\u0103 rom\u00e2ne\u015fte, dar a impresionat-o pl\u0103cut pe doamna Alevra,\nso\u0163ia unui general celebru, care a angajat-o de prob\u0103 ca ajutor de buc\u0103tar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Harnic\u0103\n\u015fi inteligent\u0103, Iozefina a devenit cur\u00e2nd \u015fefa personalului de serviciu din\ncasa bogat\u0103. \u015ei, intr\u00e2nd \u00een conflict dur cu familia ei din Ardeal, s-a\nc\u0103s\u0103torit cu osta\u015ful de ordonan\u0163\u0103 a generalului, cu rom\u00e2nul Zaharia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u0103zboiul\ni-a dat prima lovitur\u0103 cumplit\u0103, t\u00e2n\u0103rul ei so\u0163 fiind ucis \u00een R\u0103s\u0103rit. \u00cendat\u0103\ndup\u0103 asta, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia s-a instalat puterea comunist\u0103, adus\u0103 pe tancurile\nruse\u015fti, \u015fi Iozefina a trebuit s\u0103-\u015fi caute alt loc de munc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Soarta\na adus-o \u00een Piatra-Neam\u0163. Neav\u00e2nd o calificare care s\u0103-i permit\u0103 a candida\npentru o meserie \u00een industria pietrean\u0103, a slujit pe ici, pe colo, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce\nprofesorul Dumitru Bostan, directorul adjunct al Liceului, av\u00e2nd nevoie de o\nsp\u0103l\u0103toreas\u0103 vrednic\u0103 la internat, i-a oferit aceast\u0103 slujb\u0103 \u015fi i-a pus la\ndispozi\u0163ie o c\u0103m\u0103ru\u0163\u0103, \u00een curtea \u015fcolii. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen\nprimii ani, Iozefina a trudit \u00een condi\u0163ii de-a dreptul eroice, a\u015fa numita\nsp\u0103l\u0103torie fiind de fapt o verand\u0103 cu trei pere\u0163i, var\u0103 \u2013 iarn\u0103, echipat\u0103 cu un\ncazan de fiert rufe \u015fi cu alte c\u00e2teva unelte trebuincioase, dar vechi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neobositul\nDumitru Bostan, dispun\u00e2nd \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit de subven\u0163iile acordate Liceului cu\nprilejul s\u0103rb\u0103toririi Centenarului, i-a construit Iozefinei o locuin\u0163\u0103\ncivilizat\u0103 \u015fi imediat a renovat sp\u0103l\u0103toria, ad\u0103ug\u00e2ndu-i utilajele\ncorespunz\u0103toare, noi; iar de atunci Iozefina nu a mai sp\u0103lat cu m\u00e2inile ei\ntrudite movilele de albituri, \u00een fiecare zi sau noapte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aici\n\u015fi a\u015fa a \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nit, respectat\u0103 de dasc\u0103li \u015fi \u00eendr\u0103git\u0103 de elevi, vorbind o\nrom\u00e2neasc\u0103 de poveste, trudind cu dragoste p\u0103rinteasc\u0103 pentru copiii din\ninternat \u015fi av\u00e2nd al\u0103turi de cas\u0103 doar o pisic\u0103 lene\u015f\u0103, care dormea toat\u0103 ziua\n\u00eentre labele unui dul\u0103u ciob\u0103nesc, uria\u015f\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cendat\u0103\nce a ie\u015fit la pensie, ai s\u0103i, cei de peste mun\u0163i, deveni\u0163i mari \u015ftabi mure\u015feni\n\u00een regimul comunist, o chemaser\u0103 \u00een familie. Dup\u0103 multe ezit\u0103ri, Iozefina a\n\u00eencercat s\u0103 probeze via\u0163a bun\u0103 ce i se oferea de c\u0103tre \u00eenst\u0103ritele rubedenii\ntransilvane. A rezistat acolo numai vreo trei luni, dup\u0103 care aventur\u0103 s-a\n\u00eentors \u00een c\u0103su\u0163a ei din curtea Liceului, c\u0103ci acolo, l\u00e2ng\u0103 zidurile Cet\u0103\u0163ii \u015fi\nale \u015ecolii, era pentru d\u00e2nsa \u201eacas\u0103\u201d.\u015ei acolo a r\u0103mas p\u00e2n\u0103 ce o septicemie\ntic\u0103loas\u0103 i-a curmat via\u0163a. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ***<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nea\nCostache, nemaipomenitul Costache Negru<\/strong>,\nera o figur\u0103 de pomin\u0103! C\u00e2t am fost elev, m\u0103 uimea prin cumulul de sarcini \u015fi\nde talente, c\u0103ci el era \u015fi \u201eom de serviciu\u201d, \u015fi excelent instrumentist de\nfanfar\u0103, \u015fi pedagog ad interim, \u015fi duhovnic, \u015fi sf\u0103tuitor de bine pentru\nliceenii care se aflau uneori \u00een afara regulamentelor, predispu\u015fi la fapte\nurmate de sanc\u0163iuni severe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu\nreu\u015feam atunci s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleg cum, ajutat doar de m\u0103run\u0163ica sa so\u0163ie \u015fi de un\npu\u015fti, Vasea, viitor \u015fef de orchestr\u0103, era \u00een stare s\u0103 care movilele de lemne\npentru alimentarea zecilor de sobe, Liceul neav\u00e2nd \u00een vremea aceea nici\ncalorifere, nici surse de gaz metan. C\u00e2nd mai avea timp s\u0103 m\u0103ture s\u0103lile de\nclas\u0103 \u015fi coridoarele imense, s\u0103 \u0163in\u0103 \u00een fiin\u0163\u0103 instala\u0163iile ce asigurau\nlini\u015ftea \u015fi confortul sutelor de elevi \u015fi s\u0103 gospod\u0103reasc\u0103 instrumentele pre\u0163ioase\n\u015fi preten\u0163ioase cu care liceenii instrumenti\u015fti desf\u0103tau t\u00e2rgul la zilele\nfestive, \u00eentrec\u00e2ndu-se cu fanfara regimentului \u201e15 R\u0103zboieni\u201d? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Seara,\nc\u00e2nd localul se pustia \u015fi prin curte nu mai r\u0103m\u00e2neau dec\u00e2t c\u00e2\u0163iva iubitori de\nmuzic\u0103, de obicei membrii fanfarei, Costache Negru scotea la lumin\u0103 un fligorn\npe alama c\u0103ruia jucau luminile obosite ale becurilor electrice de pe strada din\nspatele liceului. \u015ei c\u00e2nta \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu am\nauzit vreodat\u0103 alt fligorn mai dulce \u2013 bl\u00e2nd \u015fi mai ascult\u0103tor! \u00cen locul\nstrig\u0103tului de r\u0103zboi ce i se menise din fabric\u0103, fligornul lui Costache r\u00e2dea,\nse juca, se bucura, doinea, pl\u00e2ngea \u015fi suna stingerea luminii \u2026 \u015fi a vie\u0163ii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ***<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lega\u0163i\ncu trup \u015fi suflet de \u015fcoala care devenise de fapt casa lor, oamenii ace\u015ftia\nminuna\u0163i, ner\u0103spl\u0103ti\u0163i vreodat\u0103 cu grade, prime, laude \u015fi medalii, gospodari\ncare ne-au ocrotit cu abnega\u0163ie copil\u0103ria \u015fi adolescen\u0163a, ca ni\u015fte p\u0103rin\u0163i\nadev\u0103ra\u0163i, au dob\u00e2ndit, pe merit \u015fi pentru totdeauna, dragostea \u015fi respectul\nmiilor de rare\u015fi\u015fti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mihai-Emilian\nMANCA\u015e<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Februarie\n2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CEI DESPRE CARE NU SCRIEM Am citit de-a lungul vremii sumedenie de ispr\u0103vi \u015fi de portrete cu caracter evocator, scrise de fo\u015fti elevi, \u00eentru neuitarea anilor de \u015fcoal\u0103. Am creionat \u015fi eu c\u00e2teva, pres\u0103rate \u00een \u201eApostolul\u201d, \u00een ziarele nem\u0163ene \u015fi…<\/p>\n