Nu schi\u021bez niciun gest de enervare, nu comentez. Dureaz\u0103 ceva p\u00e2n\u0103 b\u0103rbatul pl\u0103te\u0219te. Sunt cu mintea la cartea asta. M\u0103 simt la fel de b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 ca Penny. \u00cemi \u00eenchipui c\u0103 de-asta am mai mult\u0103 r\u0103bdare. Penny e pictori\u021b\u0103. Acum – pentru c\u0103 romanul e scris la timpul prezent – e g\u0103zduit\u0103 cumsecade \u00eentr-un centru de \u00eengrijire, al\u0103turi de un matematician, o traduc\u0103toare \u0219i un violonist. Are goluri de memorie. Unele lucruri \u0219i le noteaz\u0103 pe h\u00e2rtie sau pe \u0219erve\u021bele, altele le scrijele\u0219te pe un perete s\u0103-\u0219i aduc\u0103 aminte c\u0103 a mai trecut pe acolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul pl\u0103te\u0219te \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it \u0219i iese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Ce dificil e omu` \u0103sta de fiecare dat\u0103, zice v\u00e2nz\u0103toarea colegului din casc\u0103 \u00een timp ce \u00eencaseaz\u0103 banii doamnei din fa\u021ba mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E r\u00e2ndul meu s\u0103 a\u0219ez pe tejgheaua str\u00e2mt\u0103 produsele. O salut. Ea nu m\u0103 recunoa\u0219te. Se scuz\u0103 c\u0103 a tulburat-o omul de dinainte. Eu o \u0219tiu. O v\u0103d cu c\u0103\u021belul \u00een unele dimine\u021bi. \u00cei vorbe\u0219te ca \u0219i clien\u021bilor. E \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103, ca de fiecare dat\u0103, cu un pantalon l\u0103l\u00e2u \u0219i sc\u0103mo\u0219at. E micu\u021b\u0103 de statur\u0103 \u0219i mai \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 dec\u00e2t pare. P\u0103r grizonant, tuns\u0103 scurt. Mers b\u0103rb\u0103tesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– V\u0103 dau pung\u0103? m\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Nu, mul\u021bumesc, am. M\u0103 prive\u0219te o clip\u0103, dar nu m\u0103 recunoa\u0219te. Ieri, la unul dintre produsele cump\u0103rate, am primit \u0219i o sticl\u0103 de 1 litru de cola. Tot ea era la cas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– E promo\u021bie, lua\u021bi-v\u0103 sticla din frigider, zice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– N-o iau, c\u0103 nu-mi trebuie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– E gratis, accentueaz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Am \u00een\u021beles, dar nu-mi trebuie. Lua\u021bi-o dvs., \u00eei zic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deschide frigiderul, ia sticla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Dar trebuie s\u0103-mi l\u0103sa\u021bi bonul, c\u0103 nu m\u0103 las\u0103 s\u0103 ies cu ea. Nici eu n-o vreau, o s-o dau cuiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi, pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce scaneaz\u0103 produsele, uit\u00e2nd probabil ce-a zis mai devreme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Ce bine, c\u0103 n-aveam acas\u0103 din asta. O s-o iau. Chiar v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O privesc acum \u0219i-mi vine s\u0103 o \u00eentreb cum a fost cola de ieri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– V\u0103 dau pung\u0103? m\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103 din nou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– M-a\u021bi mai \u00eentrebat. V-am zis c\u0103 nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Card mega?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Nu, n-am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cemi r\u0103sun\u0103 \u00een mintele cuvintele lui Penny: \u201dMi-a fost team\u0103 c\u0103 voi \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2ni. Am fost \u00eengrozit\u0103\u201d. \u00cei r\u0103spund \u00een g\u00e2nd, \u00een timp ce urm\u0103resc v\u00e2nz\u0103toarea m\u00e2nuind produsele: \u0219i mie \u00eemi e, Penny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Card mega ave\u021bi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– M-a\u021bi mai \u00eentrebat. \u0218i v-am zis c\u0103 nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu se scuz\u0103. \u00ce\u0219i vede mai departe de treab\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ies din magazin \u0219i-mi continui \u00een minte conversa\u021bia cu Penny. \u0218i eu m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc, ca \u0219i ea, ce-ar \u00eensemna s\u0103 am mai mult timp. Pentru mine, pentru noi, pentru copii. \u00cemi vine \u00een minte mama, pe care n-o \u00eengrije\u0219te nimeni ca \u00een centrul acela din mijlocul naturii \u00een care are s\u0103 stea Penny p\u00e2n\u0103 la 92 de ani. \u0218i mama \u00eencepe s\u0103 aib\u0103 goluri de memorie. De fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd am vorbit cu ea \u00een ultimul an, aceea\u0219i plac\u0103 cu biletul de externare pe care nu-l mai g\u0103se\u0219te. \u0218i \u0103sta i se pare un lucru necurat. \u0218tiu \u00eentotdeauna ce are s\u0103 urmeze. Ei, iart\u0103-m\u0103, zice, am uitat c\u0103 \u021bi-am spus. Mam\u0103, mi-ai zis de zeci de ori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u0103 avem mai mult timp. Nu asta-\u0219i dore\u0219te oricine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dDar ce s-ar \u00eent\u00e2mpla dac\u0103 tot ce ai avea ar fi doar timpul?\u201d zice Penny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dPoate c\u0103, dac\u0103 am avea tot timpul din lume, via\u021ba ar \u00eencepe s\u0103 ni se par\u0103 lipsit\u0103 de sens. Sau mai r\u0103u.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Directoarea centrului de \u00eengrijire, o femeie frumoas\u0103 \u0219i elegant\u0103, le repet\u0103 zi de zi lui Penny \u0219i celor trei companioni c\u0103 secretul longevit\u0103\u021bii este s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2nem optimi\u0219ti \u0219i productivi. Optimi\u0219ti \u0219i productivi. Optimi\u0219ti \u0219i productivi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ast\u0103zi, de diminea\u021b\u0103, \u00een vestiarul s\u0103lii de sport, o femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103. Are doar chilo\u021bii pe ea. Se apleac\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i ridice prosopul de jos. Vederea ei m\u0103 electrocuteaz\u0103 o secund\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu, zice Penny din mintea mea, n-ai de ce s\u0103 te temi, \u201dun corp e mai fascinant odat\u0103 cu v\u00e2rsta. Este din ce \u00een ce mai sincer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Bun. \u0218i dac\u0103 uit trecutul, o \u00eentreb, ce m\u0103 fac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– \u201dS\u0103 ui\u021bi trecutul nu e \u00eentotdeauna cel mai r\u0103u lucru\u201d, m\u0103 lini\u0219te\u0219te ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0103 incit\u0103 jocul \u0103sta cu Penny, personajul din carte, c\u00e2nd lucid, c\u00e2nd amnezic. M\u0103 ajut\u0103 \u0219i scriitura limpede a lui Ian Reid cu care m-am mai \u00eent\u00e2lnit la fel de gra\u021bios \u00een \u201dM\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc s\u0103-i pun cap\u0103t\u201d, romanul lui de debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plusez:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Te-ai g\u00e2ndit, Penny, cum \u00ee\u021bi va fi la b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u021be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dNu m\u0103 g\u00e2ndeam niciodat\u0103 cum va fi mai t\u00e2rziu, la b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u021be. Nu m\u0103 g\u00e2ndeam c\u0103 dorin\u021bele \u00eei vor p\u0103li cu timpul, iar ciud\u0103\u021beniile i se vor exacerba. Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce pasiunea scade, caracterul iese tot mai mult la iveal\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Dar longevitatea asta at\u00e2t de clamat\u0103 e o minciun\u0103, Penny?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– \u201dMinciuna este despre via\u021b\u0103, c\u0103 ne trebuie mai mult\u0103, c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 fim mai productivi, s\u0103 producem mai mult, c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 fie mai lung\u0103, c\u0103 moartea e du\u0219manul. Nu e adev\u0103rat. Infinitul este un mister care \u00ee\u021bi taie r\u0103suflarea, cel pu\u021bin a\u0219a credeam pe vremuri. Acum \u0219tiu c\u0103 nu e a\u0219a. Infinitul este stagnant. Nu se extinde. Nu poate. E doar imposibil de m\u0103surat. Nu e un mister, e doar ceva \u00eentins la nesf\u00e2r\u0219it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Va s\u0103 zic\u0103, Penny, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, mai mult timp va ajunge cel mai oribil lucru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Iadul, \u00eemi r\u0103spunde ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am terminat cartea cu c\u00e2teva clipe \u00een urm\u0103. Cele de mai sus au ie\u0219it dintr-o suflare. Mai p\u0103strez \u00eens\u0103 \u0219i unele doar pentru mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cartea asta face parte din colec\u021bia Byblos a editurii Curtea Veche, coordonat\u0103 de Luana Schidu. E at\u00e2t de curat \u0219i limpede scris\u0103, \u0219i admirabil tradus\u0103 de Ludovic-\u0218tefan Skult\u00e9ty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Citi\u021bi-o. Ve\u021bi \u0219ti mai multe despre timp. Despre timpul de tr\u0103it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Am co\u0219ul plin. M\u0103 a\u0219ez la una dintre cele dou\u0103 case deschise. Sunt a treia la r\u00e2nd. V\u00e2nz\u0103toarea m\u0103 observ\u0103. Se r\u0103ste\u0219te la bodyguad. – \u021ai-am zis, m\u0103, c\u0103 nu mai iau pe nimeni,...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1413],"tags":[2503,2500,2501,2502],"class_list":["post-15363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-raftul-lui-radu","tag-cum-sunt-cartile-lui-ian-reid","tag-ne-raspandim","tag-ne-raspandim-de-ian-reid","tag-recenzie-dumitra-ne-raspandim"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15363"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15368,"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15363\/revisions\/15368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.dumitra.net\/blog\/wp-content\/fileStore\/2023\/11\/Ne-raspandim-720x1024.jpg\")
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