Patriotismul nu e ceva ce i se poate \u00eent\u00e2mpla oricui \u0219i oric\u00e2nd. De aceea m\u0103 minunez, atunci c\u00e2nd nu m\u0103 cuprind furia \u0219i grea\u021ba, v\u0103z\u00e2nd cum mutrele politice se \u00eenro\u0219esc de patriotism, v\u0103z\u00e2nd cum patrio\u021bi de ocazie le\u0219in\u0103 de dragul patriei lor. Al Rom\u00e2niei! Al \u021b\u0103ri\u0219oarei!<\/p>\n
Nu pot s\u0103-i abhorez pe to\u021bi comedian\u021bii piesei patriotice. Poate unii, printr-un miracol, chiar au descoperit pepite de patriotism \u00een sufletul lor \u0219i acum sunt m\u00e2ndri s\u0103 le arate lumii \u00eentregi. Or fi sinceri \u2013 dar asta nu \u00eei face s\u0103 nu par\u0103 la fel de penibili ca patrio\u021bii \u00eenchipui\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Nu po\u021bi fi patriot tot timpul. Vorba lui Ion Cristoiu, nu po\u021bi fi patriot \u0219i c\u00e2nd te duci dup\u0103 \u021big\u0103ri. Sunt pu\u021bine momente \u00een via\u021ba unei \u00eentregi genera\u021bii \u2013 nu \u00eentr-a unui singur om \u2013 c\u00e2nd po\u021bi afla dac\u0103 e\u0219ti cu adev\u0103rat patriot. \u0218i nu-\u021bi po\u021bi afla patriotismul dec\u00e2t prob\u00e2ndu-l. Afli c\u0103 e\u0219ti patriot exact \u00een clipa c\u00e2nd faci actul de patriotism.<\/p>\n
Momentul acela ar fi putut s\u0103 fie, pentru genera\u021bia mea, decembrie 1989. Am fost acolo, am \u00eempins cu degetul \u00een zidul care se pr\u0103bu\u0219ea. Dar nu din patriotism. M-am dus cu valul. Patria n-a avut atunci nevoie de mine, anume de mine. Pu\u021bini au fost cei ale\u0219i.<\/p>\n
Alt moment de a-mi descoperi \u0219i demonstra patriotismul nu s-a mai ivit. Din fericire. \u0218i sper s\u0103 nici nu apar\u0103 vreun moment at\u00e2t de grav, \u00eenc\u00e2t patria s\u0103 aib\u0103 nevoie de mine. C\u00e2nd patria nu are nevoie de patrio\u021bi, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103-i merge bine. \u0218i mi-e bine \u0219i mie a\u0219a, ca rom\u00e2n simplu, f\u0103r\u0103 pecete de patriot pe frunte.<\/p>\n
\u00cen copil\u0103rie, c\u00e2nd recitam poezii patriotice la serb\u0103rile \u0219colare, credeam c\u0103 patria este \u021bara. O defini\u021bie strict geografic\u0103. H\u0103r\u021bii i s-au mai ad\u0103ugat apoi eroii din vechime. Aveam deja \u00een minte o glomerul\u0103 de patrie format\u0103 din \u021bara mea \u0219i din trecutul ei, cum altfel, glorios.<\/p>\n
Prezentul, acel prezent, nu intra deloc \u00een ideea mea de patrie. Eram internat \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 de copii, o \u00eenchisoare, \u0219i mi se p\u0103rea c\u0103 toat\u0103 \u021bara conspir\u0103 la prizonieratul meu. Era o Rom\u00e2nie enervant\u0103, ostil\u0103, din care oricum nu cuno\u0219team dec\u00e2t dou\u0103-trei localit\u0103\u021bi, o f\u00e2\u0219ie de nisip (din vacan\u021ba la mare) \u0219i mult cer. Practic, nici nu aveam ce iubi. Copiii ader\u0103 mai greu la idei, la abstrac\u021biuni. Mi-ar fi prins bine ceva concret, o felie mare de \u021bar\u0103, dar \u00een primul r\u00e2nd poate o felie de salam mai consistent\u0103 la pr\u00e2nzul orfelinatului, ceva libertate de mi\u0219care, mai pu\u021bin\u0103 b\u0103taie, mai pu\u021bine ziduri. Recunosc c\u0103, neav\u00e2nd acestea, nu prea \u00eemi iubeam \u021bara, acea \u021bar\u0103 \u00een care m\u0103 sim\u021beam chinuit, privat de bucuriile mele fundamentale.<\/p>\n
\u00cei iubeam \u00een schimb, natural \u0219i din toat\u0103 inima, f\u0103r\u0103 un minut de \u00eendoctrinare, pe mama, pe tata, pe to\u021bi ai mei, m\u0103 sim\u021beam legat de locurile \u0219i de oamenii copil\u0103riei. Apoi, cresc\u00e2nd, m-am sim\u021bit legat de lumea care se l\u0103rgea odat\u0103 cu v\u00e2rsta \u0219i cu experien\u021ba mea. Iubeam tot ce apucam s\u0103 cunosc: din lecturi, din via\u021b\u0103, din bucurii \u0219i triste\u021bi, din pasiune \u0219i din revolt\u0103, din tot. \u0218i atunci, pe la 18 ani, scriind o poezie pentru bunicul meu, care tocmai se s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219ise, mi-am dat seama c\u0103 patria nu e o bucat\u0103 de p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u00eencins\u0103 de grani\u021be, nu e o sum\u0103 de fapte istorice, nu e nici m\u0103car o idee m\u0103rea\u021b\u0103, ci este un sentiment. Patria \u00ee\u021bi r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u0219i dac\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi iau al\u021bii \u021bara, \u0219i dac\u0103 o p\u0103r\u0103se\u0219ti tu.<\/p>\n
Am scris atunci c\u0103 patria nu e \u00een afar\u0103, \u00een jurul meu, ci \u00een mine, o realitate interioar\u0103. \u0218i c\u0103 un act de patriotism este \u00een ultim\u0103 instan\u021b\u0103 un act firesc de salvare a sinelui. S\u0103 te ba\u021bi cu pumnul \u00een piept c\u0103 e\u0219ti patriot e ca \u0219i cum ai striga: sunt milos \u2013 sau altceva.<\/p>\n
Sec\u0103turile \u0219i idio\u021bii \u00a0nu pot fi patrio\u021bi. Fiindc\u0103 sufletele mici n-au loc de patrie \u00een ele. \u0218i tocmai ace\u0219tia, fanfaronii, care acum umplu televizoarele, vor umple g\u0103urile de \u0219arpe c\u00e2nd \u021bara va avea nevoie de ei.<\/p>\n
Nefiind nevoie p\u00e2n\u0103 acum s\u0103 aflu (\u0219i s\u0103 ar\u0103t) dac\u0103 sunt sau nu patriot, tot ce pot face pentru \u021bara mea este s\u0103 am grij\u0103 de mine. S\u0103 scriu c\u00e2t pot de bine, s\u0103 iubesc, s\u0103 fiu drept, milostiv, curat, s\u0103-mi ap\u0103r ideile \u0219i valorile, s\u0103 le tolerez pe ale altora, s\u0103 nu fur, s\u0103 aduc bucurie, s\u0103-mi cinstesc p\u0103rin\u021bii, s\u0103-i pre\u021buiesc pe cei buni. Pe scurt, s\u0103-mi v\u0103d de treab\u0103 \u2013 ca s\u0103 nu spun vorbe mari.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd \u00ee\u021bi vezi de treab\u0103 \u0219i cineva te \u00eentreab\u0103 ce faci, nu-i po\u021bi r\u0103spunde: \u201eCe s\u0103 fac? Iaca \u00eemi iubesc patria!\u201d. \u00cei zici, fire\u0219te: \u201eCe s\u0103 fac? Bine\u201d. Iar unde e bine e loc \u0219i de patrie.<\/p>\n
Patria mea e \u00een mine \u2013 \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 o mai caut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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