La 1857, pe c\u00e2nd se ferbea Unirea \u00een Ia\u015fi, boierii moldoveni liberali, ca de-alde Costache Hurmuzachi, M. Kog\u0103lniceanu \u015fi al\u0163ii, au g\u0103sit cu cale s\u0103 cheme la Adunare \u015fi c\u00e2\u0163iva \u0163\u0103rani frunta\u015fi, c\u00e2te unul din fiecare jude\u0163, spre a lua \u015fi ei parte la facerea acestui m\u0103re\u0163 \u015fi nobil act na\u0163ional. Cum au ajuns \u0163\u0103ranii \u00een Ia\u015fi, boierii au pus m\u00e2n\u0103 de la m\u00e2n\u0103, de i-au ferchezuit frumos \u015fi i-au \u00eembr\u0103cat la fel, cu cheburi albe \u015fi cu\u015fme nou\u0103, de se mirau \u0163\u0103ranii ce berechet i-a g\u0103sit. Apoi, se zice c\u0103 i-ar fi dat pe sama unuia dintre boieri s\u0103 le \u0163ie cuv\u00e2nt, ca s\u0103-i fac\u0103 a \u00een\u0163elege scopul chem\u0103rii lor la Ia\u015fi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Oameni buni, \u015fti\u0163i pentru ce sunte\u0163i chema\u0163i aici, \u00eentre noi? zise boierul cu bl\u00e2nde\u0163\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vom \u015fti, cucoane, dac\u0103 ni-\u0163i spune, r\u0103spunse cu sfial\u0103 un \u0163\u0103ran mai b\u0103tr\u00e2n, sc\u0103rpin\u00e2ndu-se \u00een cap.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Apoi, iaca ce, oameni buni: de sute de ani, dou\u0103 \u0163\u0103ri surori, cre\u015ftine \u015fi megie\u015fe, Moldova noastr\u0103 \u015fi Valahia sau \u0162ara Munteneasc\u0103, de care poate-\u0163i fi auzit vorbindu-se, se sf\u00e2\u015fie \u015fi se m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 \u00eentre d\u00e2nsele, spre cumplita urgie \u015fi peire a neamului rom\u00e2nesc. \u0162\u0103ri surori \u015fi cre\u015ftine, am zis, oameni buni; c\u0103ci, precum ne \u00eenchin\u0103m noi, moldovenii, a\u015fa se \u00eenchin\u0103 \u015fi fra\u0163ii no\u015ftri din Valahia. Statura, vorba, hrana, \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103mintea \u015fi toate obiceiurile c\u00e2te le avem noi le au \u00eentocmai \u015fi fra\u0163ii no\u015ftri munteni. \u0162\u0103ri megie\u015fe, am zis, oameni buni; c\u0103ci numai p\u00e2r\u0103ua\u015ful Milcov, ce trece pe la Foc\u015fani, le desparte. “S\u0103-l sec\u0103m dar dintr-o sorbire” \u015fi s\u0103 facem sf\u00e2nta Unire, adic\u0103 \u00eenfr\u0103\u0163irea dorit\u0103 de str\u0103mo\u015fii no\u015ftri, pe care ei n-au putut s-o fac\u0103 \u00een \u00eemprejur\u0103rile grele de pe atunci. Iaca, oameni buni, ce treab\u0103 cre\u015ftineasc\u0103 \u015fi frumoas\u0103 avem de f\u0103cut. Numai Dumnezeu s\u0103 ne-ajute! \u00cen\u0163eles-a\u0163i, v\u0103 rog, oameni buni, pentru ce v-am chemat? \u015ei dac\u0103 ave\u0163i ceva de zis, nu v\u0103 sfii\u0163i; spune\u0163i verde, moldovene\u015fte, ca la ni\u015fte fra\u0163i ce v\u0103 suntem; c\u0103 de-aceea ne-am adunat aici, ca s\u0103 ne lumin\u0103m unii pe al\u0163ii \u015fi Dumnezeu s\u0103 ne lumineze pe to\u0163i cum a \u015fti el mai bine!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cen\u0163elegem, cucoane, a\u015fa a fi, r\u0103spunser\u0103 c\u00e2\u0163iva \u0163\u0103rani mai ru\u015fino\u015fi; c\u0103, d\u0103, nu-\u0163i \u015fti dumnevoastr\u0103 ce-i pe lume, noi, \u0163\u0103r\u0103nimea de la coarnele plugului, avem s\u0103 \u015ftim ce-i bine \u015fi ce-i r\u0103u?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba eu, drept s\u0103 v\u0103 spun, cucoane, n-am \u00een\u0163eles! cic\u0103 zise cu \u00eendr\u0103zneal\u0103 unul dintre \u0163\u0103rani, anume Ion Roat\u0103. \u015e-apoi, chiar dac\u0103 ne-am pricepe \u015fi noi la c\u00e2te ceva, cine se mai uit\u0103 \u00een gura noastr\u0103? Vorba ceea, cucoane: “\u0162\u0103ranul, c\u00e2nd merge, trop\u0103ie\u015fte, \u015fi c\u00e2nd vorbe\u015fte, hodoroge\u015fte”, s\u0103 ierte cinstit\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 dumnevoastr\u0103. Eu socot c\u0103 treaba asta se putea face \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 de noi; c\u0103, d\u0103, noi \u015ftim a \u00eenv\u00e2rti sapa, coasa \u015fi secera, dar dumnevoastr\u0103 \u00eenv\u00e2rti\u0163i condeiul \u015fi, c\u00e2nd vre\u0163i, \u015fti\u0163i a face din alb negru \u015fi din negru alb\u2026 Dumnezeu v-a d\u0103ruit cu minte ca s\u0103 ne pov\u0103\u0163ui\u0163i \u015fi pe noi, prostimea\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba nu, oameni buni; s-a trecut vremea aceea, pe c\u00e2nd numai boierii f\u0103ceau totul \u00een \u0163ara aceasta \u015f-o storceau dup\u0103 plac. Ast\u0103zi to\u0163i, de la vl\u0103dic\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la opinc\u0103, trebuie s\u0103 lu\u0103m parte la nevoile \u015fi la fericirea \u0163\u0103rii. Munc\u0103 \u015fi c\u00e2\u015ftig, datorii \u015fi drepturi pentru to\u0163i deopotriv\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Le spuse boierul apoi despre originea rom\u00e2nilor, cum \u015fi de cine au fost ei adu\u015fi pe aceste locuri; despre suferin\u0163ele lor \u015fi cum au ajuns a fi dezbina\u0163i \u015fi \u00eempr\u0103\u015ftia\u0163i prin alte \u0163\u0103ri. Le d\u0103 el pilde c\u00e2te \u015fi mai multe: cu smocul de nuiele, cu taurii \u00eenvr\u0103jbi\u0163i \u015fi, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit, se sile\u015fte bietul cre\u015ftin din r\u0103sputeri a-i face s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleag\u0103 care sunt roadele binef\u0103c\u0103toare ale Unirii, aduc\u00e2ndu-le aminte c\u0103 tot “pentru unirea tuturor” se roag\u0103 \u015fi sf\u00e2nta biseric\u0103, \u00een toate zilele, mai bine de 1.850 de ani.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, oameni buni, cred c\u0103 acuma a\u0163i priceput!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Priceput, cucoane, c\u00e2t se poate de bine, r\u0103spunser\u0103 mai to\u0163i. Dumnezeu s\u0103 v\u0103 ajute la cele bune!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba eu tot nu, cucoane, r\u0103spunse mo\u015ful Ion Roat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dumnezeu s\u0103 m\u0103 ierte, mo\u015f Ioane, dar dumneta, cum v\u0103d, e\u015fti cam greu de cap; ia haidem \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103, s\u0103 v\u0103 fac a \u00een\u0163elege \u015fi mai bine. Mo\u015f Ioane, vezi colo, \u00een ograd\u0103 la mine, bolovanul cel mare?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cel vedem, cucoane.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia f\u0103 bine \u015fi ad\u0103-l ici, l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine, zise boierul, care \u015fedea acum pe un jil\u0163 \u00een mijlocul \u0163\u0103ranilor.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S-avem iertare, cucoane, n-om putea, c\u0103 doar acolo-i greutate, nu \u015fag\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia cearc\u0103 \u015fi vezi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mo\u015f Roat\u0103 se duce \u015fi vrea s\u0103 ridice bolovanul, dar nu poate.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia du-te \u015fi dumneta mo\u015f Vasile, \u015fi dumneta, bade Ilie, \u015fi dumneta, bade Pandelachi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit, se duc ei vro trei-patru \u0163\u0103rani, urnesc bolovanul din loc, \u00eel ridic\u0103 pe umere \u015fi-l aduc l\u00e2ng\u0103 boier.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, oameni buni, vede\u0163i? S-a dus mo\u015f Ion \u015fi n-a putut face treaba singur; dar c\u00e2nd v-a\u0163i mai dus c\u00e2\u0163iva \u00eentr-ajutor, treaba s-a f\u0103cut cu u\u015furin\u0163\u0103, greutatea n-a mai fost aceea\u015fi. Povestea c\u00e2ntecului:<\/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-i unul nu-i putere,<\/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\u00a0La nevoi \u015fi la durere;<\/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-s mul\u0163i, puterea cre\u015fte,<\/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 du\u015fmanul nu spore\u015fte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa \u015fi cu Unirea, oameni buni! Crede\u0163i dumnevoastr\u0103 c\u0103, de-a ajuta Dumnezeu a se uni Moldova cu Valahia avem s\u0103 fim numai at\u00e2\u0163ia? Fra\u0163ii no\u015ftri din Transilvania, Bucovina, Basarabia \u015fi cei de peste Dun\u0103rea, din Macedonia \u015fi de prin alte p\u0103r\u0163i ale lumii, numai s\u0103 ne vad\u0103 c\u0103 tr\u0103im bine, \u015fi ei se vor bucura \u015fi ne vor iubi, de n-or mai \u00eendr\u0103zni du\u015fmanii, \u00een vecii vecilor, a se lega de rom\u00e2ni. D-apoi fra\u0163ii no\u015ftri de s\u00e2nge: fran\u0163ujii, italienii, spaniolii \u015fi portughezii, ce a\u015fteapt? La orice \u00eent\u00e2mplare, Doamne fere\u015fte, stau gata s\u0103-\u015fi verse s\u00e2ngele pentru noi\u2026 Unirea face puterea, oameni buni. Ei, acum cred c-a\u0163i \u00een\u0163eles \u015fi r\u0103s\u00een\u0163eles.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba eu unul, s\u0103 ierta\u0163i dumnevoastr\u0103, cucoane, \u00eenc\u0103 tot n-am \u00een\u0163eles, r\u0103spunde mo\u015f Roat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum se face asta, mo\u015f Ioane? Mai bine ce v-am t\u0103lm\u0103cit, \u015fi un copil putea s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleag\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mai a\u015fa, cucoane, r\u0103spunser\u0103 ceilal\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015f Ioane, zise acum boierul, cam tulburat de mult\u0103 oboseal\u0103, ia spune dumneta, \u00een legea dumitale, cum ai \u00een\u0163eles, cum n-ai \u00een\u0163eles, de c\u00e2nd se face at\u00e2ta vorb\u0103; s\u0103 auzim \u015fi noi!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 D\u0103, cucoane, s\u0103 nu v\u0103 fie cu sup\u0103rare, dar de la vorb\u0103 \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103 la fapt\u0103 este mare deosebire\u2026 Dumnevoastr\u0103, ca fiecare boier, numai ne-a\u0163i poruncit s\u0103 aducem bolovanul, d-ar n-a\u0163i pus um\u0103rul \u00eempreun\u0103 cu noi la adus, cum ne spunea\u0163i dinioarea, c\u0103 de-acum to\u0163i au s\u0103 ieie parte la sarcini: de la vl\u0103dic\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la opinc\u0103. Bine-ar fi dac-ar fi a\u015fa, cucoane, c\u0103 la r\u0103zboiu \u00eenapoi \u015fi la poman\u0103 n\u0103val\u0103, parc\u0103 nu prea vine la socoteal\u0103\u2026 Iar de la bolovanul dumnevoastr\u0103 am \u00een\u0163eles a\u015fa: c\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 acum noi, \u0163\u0103ranii, am dus fiecare c\u00e2te-o peatr\u0103 mai mare sau mai mic\u0103 pe umere; \u00eens\u0103 acum suntem chema\u0163i a purta \u00eempreun\u0103 tot noi, opinca, o st\u00e2nc\u0103 pe umerele noastre\u2026 S\u0103 dea Domnul, cucoane, s\u0103 fie altfel, c\u0103 mie unuia, nu mi-a p\u0103ra r\u0103u.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La aceste vorbe, \u0163\u0103ranii ceilal\u0163i au \u00eenceput a str\u00e2nge din umere, a se uita lung unul la altul \u015fi a zice:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia, poate c\u0103 \u015fi Roat\u0103 al nostru s\u0103 aib\u0103 dreptate!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar boierul, lu\u00e2ndu-i \u00eenainte cu glume, a \u00eenghi\u0163it g\u0103lu\u015fca \u015fi a t\u0103cut molcum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
La 1857, pe c\u00e2nd se ferbea Unirea \u00een Ia\u015fi, boierii moldoveni liberali, ca de-alde Costache Hurmuzachi, M. Kog\u0103lniceanu \u015fi al\u0163ii, au g\u0103sit cu cale s\u0103 cheme la Adunare \u015fi c\u00e2\u0163iva … <\/p>\n