Cine-a \u00eent\u00e2lnit vrodat\u0103 \u00een calea sa un pop\u0103, \u00eembr\u0103cat cu straie s\u0103r\u0103cu\u0163e, scurt la stat, smolit la fa\u0163\u0103, cu capul ple\u015f, merg\u00e2nd cu pas rar, \u00eencet \u015fi g\u00e2nditor, r\u0103spunz\u00e2nd \u00eendesat “sluga dumitale” cui nu-l trecea cu vederea, c\u0103sc\u00e2nd cu zgomot c\u00e2nd nu-\u015fi g\u0103sea omul cu care s\u0103 stea de vorb\u0103, f\u0103c\u00e2nd lungi popasuri prin aleiele ascunse ale gr\u0103dinilor publice din Ia\u015fi, c\u00e2te cu o carte \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, tres\u0103rind la c\u00e2ntecul p\u0103serelelor \u015fi oprindu-se cu mirare l\u00e2ng\u0103 mo\u015finoaiele de furnici, pe care le numea el “republici \u00een\u0163elepte”, dezmerd\u00e2nd iarba \u015fi florile c\u00e2mpului, icoane ale vie\u0163ii omene\u015fti, pe care le uda c\u00e2te c-o lacrim\u0103 fierbinte din ochii s\u0103i \u015fi apoi, cuprins de foame \u015fi obosit de osteneal\u0103 \u015fi g\u00e2ndire, \u00ee\u015fi lua c\u0103tinel drumul spre gazd\u0103, unde-l a\u015ftepta s\u0103r\u0103cia cu masa \u00eentins\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acesta era p\u0103rintele Isaia Duhu, n\u0103scut \u00een satul Cogeasca-Veche din jude\u0163ul Ia\u015fi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Patru p\u0103re\u0163i str\u0103ini, afuma\u0163i \u015fi \u00eembr\u0103ca\u0163i cu rogojini; teancuri de traftoloage grece\u015fti, latine\u015fti, bulg\u0103re\u015fti, fran\u0163uze\u015fti, ruse\u015fti \u015fi rom\u00e2ne\u015fti, pline de painjeni \u015fi aruncate \u00een neregul\u0103 prin cele unghere, un lighean de lut cu ibric pentru sp\u0103lat, \u00een mijlocul od\u0103iei, ap\u0103rie pe jos, gunoiu \u015fi g\u00e2ndaci fojg\u0103ind \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile, o p\u00e2ne uscat\u0103 pe mas\u0103 \u015fi un motan ghemuit dup\u0103 sob\u0103 era toat\u0103 averea sfin\u0163iei-sale.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mare de inim\u0103, iar de gur\u0103 \u015fi mai mare, p\u0103rintele Duhu nu se \u00eenvrednicise de o via\u0163\u0103 mai bun\u0103; dar se vede c\u0103 nici poftea el una a\u015fa, de vreme ce nu-\u015fi ast\u00e2mp\u0103ra gura c\u0103tr\u0103 mai-marii s\u0103i m\u0103car s\u0103-l fi picat cu lum\u00e2narea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0De copil, \u00een seminarul Socola, unde-a \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at carte, mai mult singur dec\u00e2t de la profesori, \u00ee\u015fi punea degetele pe o peatr\u0103 \u015fi le b\u0103tea cu alta, de ciud\u0103 c\u0103 nu scriu frumos; se lovea cu pumnul peste cap, c\u00e2nd vedea c\u0103 nici dasc\u0103lul nu putea s\u0103-i t\u0103lm\u0103ceasc\u0103 bine ceva, \u015fi vai de \u015fcolarii care-l sminteau de la \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa fiind el, cic\u0103 unul dintre c\u0103lug\u0103rii Socolei a zis c\u0103 e bun de c\u0103lug\u0103r, numindu-l “Duh diavolesc”, \u015fi de unde p\u00e2n\u0103 unde l-a \u015fi c\u0103lug\u0103rit, \u015fi Duhu i-a r\u0103mas numele. Iar\u0103 el Isaia Teodorescu se isc\u0103lea. \u015ei din \u015fcolar, profesor a ajuns la Socola; \u015fi duh din duhul s\u0103u a dat \u015fcolarilor s\u0103i o bucat\u0103 de vreme. Dar purici mul\u0163i nu f\u0103cea el \u00eentr-un loc, Doamne fere\u015fte, c\u0103ci era duh neast\u00e2mp\u0103rat \u015fi ne\u00eemp\u0103cat chiar cu sine \u00eensu\u015fi. Nici lacom de avere, nici de cinuri; mul\u0163\u0103mit cu c\u00e2t avea, cu c\u00e2t n-avea, c\u00e2nd te mieri ce nu-i venea la socoteal\u0103, ie-\u0163i, popo, desagii \u015fi toiagul, \u015fi pe ici \u0163i-e drumul! Vorba ceea: “Geasta cu trep\u0103datele, c\u0103 nu-s departe satele”.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Aci era la Socola, aci \u00een Ia\u015fi, aci la mon\u0103stirea \u015fi \u00een T\u00e2rgul-Neam\u0163ului profesor, de unde cutriera mun\u0163ii \u00een sudoarea frun\u0163ii, \u015fi mai la tot pasul c\u00e2nta:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ruinata cet\u0103\u0163uie, ce acopere-acel munte,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei de unde ochiul vede lucruri multe!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Apoi:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe o st\u00e2nc\u0103 neagr\u0103, \u00eentr-un vechiu castel,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unde curge-n vale un r\u00e2u mititel.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar la urma urmelor:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pasere galb\u0103n\u0103-n cioc,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0R\u0103u mi-ai c\u00e2ntat de noroc!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei tot a\u015fa, \u015fi iar a\u015fa, p\u00e2n\u0103 i se f\u0103cea via\u0163a neagr\u0103 \u015fi aici; apoi iar se \u00eentorcea la Ia\u015fi, \u00eendr\u0103gindu-l pentru o bucat\u0103 de vreme.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Duh neast\u00e2mp\u0103rat \u015fi cutez\u0103tor \u00een predicele sale de pe amvoanele bisericelor, \u00een\u0163epa ca vespea, zic\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Elisei a cur\u0103\u0163it de lepr\u0103 pe Neeman Sirianul, trimi\u0163\u00e2ndu-l s\u0103 se scalde \u00een r\u00e2ul Iordanului. Iar\u0103 eu v\u0103 trimit la C\u0103caina, ca s\u0103 v\u0103 cur\u0103\u0163i\u0163i de lepra ignoran\u0163ei \u015fi a tr\u00e2nd\u0103viei!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Odat\u0103 era o floare, numit\u0103 ru\u015finea fetelor, foarte r\u0103sp\u00e2ndit\u0103 \u00een \u0163ar\u0103 la noi; dar de c\u00e2nd au luat “m\u00e2r\u015favele de mod\u0103” locul gospodinelor rom\u00e2nce, aceast\u0103 floare a \u00eenceput a disp\u0103ra din gr\u0103dinele \u015fi \u0163\u0103rinile noastre.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cine are urechi de auzit s\u0103 aud\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar pe cei slugarnici, m\u00e2ndri \u015fi luxo\u015fi \u00eei ar\u0103ta cu degetul, zic\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 F\u0103\u0163arnice, a zis Hristos, cur\u0103\u0163\u0103 mai \u00eent\u00e2i partea cea dinl\u0103untru a paharului \u015fi a blidului, ca s\u0103 fie \u015fi cea dinafar\u0103 curat\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei c\u00e2te \u015fi mai c\u00e2te, publicate prin jurnalul Predicatorul moralului evanghelic, redactat de d\u00e2nsul, p\u00e2n\u0103 i-a luat chiriarhia puterea de predicator. Dar p\u0103rintelui Duhu nu i-a tors m\u0103-sa pe limb\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Odat\u0103, slujind un episcop oarecare de hramul bisericei, la Bunavestire din Ia\u015fi, p\u0103rintele Duhu intr\u0103 \u00een biseric\u0103, se \u00eenchin\u0103 rar pe la icoane, \u015fi cum era lume mult\u0103 adunat\u0103, \u015fi episcopul sta \u00een strana arhiereasc\u0103, \u00eembr\u0103cat pompos \u015fi cu mitra pe cap, p\u0103rintele Duhu se opre\u015fte \u00een fa\u0163\u0103-i \u015fi zice \u00een gur\u0103 mare, cl\u0103tin\u00e2nd din cap:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dragul mamei C\u00eenilic, bine-\u0163i \u015fede mitropolit! Unde-i neneac\u0103-ta s\u0103 te vad\u0103? Apoi, oft\u00e2nd ad\u00e2nc, mai adaug\u0103: C\u00e2nd ve\u0163i vede uriciunea pustiirii st\u00e2nd la locul unde nu se cade s\u0103 steie, s\u0103 \u015fti\u0163i c\u0103 aproape este sf\u00e2r\u015fitul, a zis Hristos.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 aceea se trage cu despre\u0163 din fa\u0163a episcopului \u015fi, ie\u015find din biseric\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi caut\u0103 de drum.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar\u0103 ceilal\u0163i popi, \u00eenlemni\u0163i cu m\u00e2nile la piept, c\u00e2t pe ce s\u0103 cad\u0103 ame\u0163i\u0163i din picioare, de fric\u0103 \u015fi de ru\u015finea arhip\u0103storului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nu t\u00e2rziu dup\u0103 aceasta, mitropolitul face pe p\u0103rintele Duhu arhimandrit cu mitr\u0103, adic\u0103 \u00eei d\u0103 voie s\u0103 poarte straie de mii de lei, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 aib\u0103 cu ce s\u0103 \u015fi le cumpere.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei p\u0103rintele Isaia, \u00een loc s\u0103 umble mor\u0163i\u015f, ca al\u0163i popi, dup\u0103 cer\u015fitorit, lu\u00e2nd \u015fi de pe viu \u015fi de pe mort, s\u0103 aib\u0103 cu ce se \u00eempopo\u0163ona, el, dimpotriv\u0103, zicea c\u0103 este de alt\u0103 p\u0103rere, \u015fi anume: “Dec\u00e2t s\u0103 dai de poman\u0103 la calici s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103, mai bine ceva de b\u0103ut mahmurilor, mar\u0163a\u2026”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Odat\u0103, chem\u00e2nd epitropul unei biserici mai s\u0103r\u0103cu\u0163e pe p\u0103rintele Duhu s\u0103 slujeasc\u0103 de hram, sfin\u0163i-sa \u015fi-a at\u00e2rnat la piept o cruce mare de lemn, legat\u0103 cu sfoar\u0103 groas\u0103 de c\u00e2nep\u0103, zic\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iart\u0103-m\u0103 Doamne, c\u0103 te-am sp\u00e2nzurat cu a\u0163\u0103, neav\u00e2nd lan\u0163 de aur, nici de argint, cu care te sp\u00e2nzur\u0103 mai-marii mei, arhiereii\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La M\u0103n\u0103stirea Neam\u0163ului, st\u00e2nd adeseori de vorb\u0103 cu stari\u0163ul Naftanail, p\u0103rintele Duhu \u00eei zicea, \u015ffichiuindu-l, c\u0103 ru\u015fii din aceast\u0103 lavr\u0103 rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 s-au puiezit, ca \u015fi holera adus\u0103 \u00een Moldova pe cozile cailor ruse\u015fti la 1828. Stari\u0163ul, nemaiput\u00e2ndu-i sta \u00eempotriv\u0103, zicea de la o vreme: “Hai pacam, p\u0103rinte Isaia”, cinstindu-l cu rachiu \u00eendulcit cu miere, pahar dup\u0103 pahar, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce p\u0103rintele Duhu spunea:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Las\u0103-m\u0103 \u00een pace, cuvioase, c\u0103 se \u00eenv\u00e2rte\u015fte lumea cu mine de-at\u00e2ta aghiazm\u0103 rusasc\u0103; mai bine s\u0103 ne \u00eemp\u0103c\u0103m. \u015ei \u00eencepea a-i c\u00e2nta irmosul urm\u0103toriu, pe glas al doilea: “Umblat-au Israil prin valul cel \u00eenv\u0103luit, c-un ulcior legat de g\u00e2t \u015fi cu-n curcan fript, c\u0103 s-a prosl\u0103vit”. Apoi antifoanele be\u0163ivilor, pe glas al patrulea: “Din tinere\u0163ele mele, multe oale \u015fi ulcele se lupt\u0103 cu mine; dar mai multe p\u0103h\u0103rele, c\u00e2te stele sunt pe ceriu\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ploscu\u0163a mea, iubit vas,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pasere cu dulce glas,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Eu la gur\u0103 te r\u0103dic.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tu \u00eemi c\u00e2n\u0163i: coglic! coglic!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei nu m\u0103-ndur s\u0103 te las,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u0103ci m\u0103 plesne\u015fti tot \u00een nas.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vai, s\u0103race poloboace,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0De te-ai face mai \u00eencoace;<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0S\u0103 ne str\u00e2ngem vro c\u00e2\u0163iva,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Noi, spre m\u00e2ntuirea ta.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015e-om mai veni vro doi-trei,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei \u0163i-om pune-un c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2iu,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015e-om aduce-un pop\u0103 rus,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei te-a da cu fundu-n sus!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unui arhimandrit grec ce blagoslovea pe diacon la slujb\u0103: “S\u0103 \u00eendrepteze Domnul pa\u015fii lui spre tot lucrul bun”, p\u0103rintele Duhu \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba mai bine s\u0103 \u00eendrepteze Domnul pa\u015fii vo\u015ftri peste Dun\u0103rea, cuvio\u015filor, c\u0103 destul ne-a\u0163i p\u00e2ng\u0103rit biserica \u015fi neamul cu smeritele voastre bagoslovenii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Profesorul Columb de la liceu, care zise odat\u0103 p\u0103rintelui Isaia: “Bun\u0103 diminea\u0163a, Duhule”, el \u00eei r\u0103spunse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mul\u0163\u0103mesc, cadavrule! \u015ei cred c\u0103 ai la \u015ftiin\u0163\u0103 c\u0103 cuvintele pop\u0103 \u015fi profesor se \u00eencep cu “pocoiu”, ca \u015fi substantivul porcule.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Popilor de mir, pe care \u00eei numea haldei, le c\u00e2nta antifoanele urm\u0103toare:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Diaconii \u015fi cu pochii, de treji ce sunt, de-abia v\u0103d cu ochii. Iar mamelor preutese, be\u0163ia din cap nu le mai iese!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei c\u00e2te ponturi \u015fi ponosuri nu da dintr-\u00eensul, de-i era \u015fi lui lehamete c\u00e2teodat\u0103 s\u0103 se mai \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 cu cineva \u015fi s\u0103-l mai st\u00e2rneasc\u0103 la vorb\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Odat\u0103, ie\u015find sup\u0103rat de la Mitropolie, \u00eel \u00eent\u00e2lne\u015fte p\u0103rintele Arbore de la B\u0103rnovschi \u015fi-l \u00eentreab\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De unde vii, p\u0103rinte Isaie?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu \u015ftiu!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cencotro ai luat-o, p\u0103rinte Isaie?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu \u015ftiu!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum a\u015fa, de nu \u015ftii nici de unde vii, nici \u00eencotro te duci?!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca cum, r\u0103spunse Duhu: c\u00e2nd eram b\u0103iet, stupeam \u00een palma st\u00e2ng\u0103, apoi tr\u00e2nteam cu muchea palmei celeilalte \u00een stupit \u015fi, \u00een care parte s\u0103rea el, \u00eentr-acolo apucam \u015fi eu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei acum tot a\u015fa faci? \u00eentreb\u0103 p\u0103rintele Arbore.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tot, bat\u0103r s\u0103 crape dracul!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar dac\u0103, din \u00eent\u00e2mplare, ar s\u0103ri stupitul \u00eenspre Golia, cum \u0163i s-ar p\u0103re?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar \u015ftii c\u0103 m-ai ars, haldeule?! zise p\u0103rintele Duhu, lu\u00e2ndu-\u015fi t\u0103lp\u0103\u015fi\u0163a, Dun\u0103re de m\u00e2nios.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La cea din urm\u0103, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd p\u0103rintele Duhu para c\u00e2te para, \u015fi-a comisionat c\u0103r\u0163i spiritiste \u015fi, cetindu-le, cic\u0103 a zis c\u0103tr\u0103 oarecine:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Aceste c\u0103r\u0163i, \u00eenc\u0103p\u00e2nd \u00een m\u00e2na unor \u015farlatani ignoran\u0163i, ai s\u0103 auzi vorbindu-se c\u0103 fac minuni, ca sfin\u0163ii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei sf\u00e2nt s\u0103 fie rostul p\u0103rintelui Duhu, c\u0103ci tocmai a\u015fa s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-una din zile, neav\u00e2nd el cu ce s\u0103-\u015fi cumpere p\u00e2ne, le-a luat cu vravul \u015fi le-a v\u00e2ndut directora\u015fului unei \u015fcoale primare cu te mieri ce. \u015ei de-atunci \u00eenceputul spiriti\u015ftilor \u00een Ia\u015fi. De-atunci Grigore Nazianzul, Efrem Sirul, Solomon \u00een\u0163eleptul \u015fi al\u0163i r\u0103posa\u0163i de veacuri nu se mai pot lini\u015fti \u00een morminte; \u00eentrebare peste \u00eentrebare li se face. \u015e-apoi, ia s\u0103 nu r\u0103spund\u0103, c\u0103 dracu-i a lor pe \u015fepte ani!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Auzind p\u0103rintele Duhu c\u0103 s-a f\u0103cut zvon prin Ia\u015fi despre ni\u015fte n\u0103zdr\u0103v\u0103nii ca aceste, cic\u0103 s-a luat sfin\u0163ia-sa pe g\u00e2nduri, zic\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vai de cel ce se sminte\u015fte, dar mai vai de cel prin care vine sminteala!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei poate c\u0103 din aceast\u0103 pricin\u0103, boln\u0103vindu-se greu, \u015fi-a dat duhul, tocmai c\u00e2nd ajunsese \u00eengrijitor la biserica Nicori\u0163a din T\u0103t\u0103ra\u015fi; de unde, aproape fiindu-i \u0163interimul Eternitatea, \u015fi-a luat acolo cas\u0103 de veci, fie-i \u0163\u0103rna u\u015foar\u0103! \u015ei de-atunci, ca\u2019 mai ba s\u0103-l vad\u0103 cineva b\u0103d\u0103d\u0103ind pe uli\u0163ile Ia\u015filor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cine-a \u00eent\u00e2lnit vrodat\u0103 \u00een calea sa un pop\u0103, \u00eembr\u0103cat cu straie s\u0103r\u0103cu\u0163e, scurt la stat, smolit la fa\u0163\u0103, cu capul ple\u015f, merg\u00e2nd cu pas rar, \u00eencet \u015fi g\u00e2nditor, r\u0103spunz\u00e2nd \u00eendesat … <\/p>\n