{"id":54680,"date":"2013-05-29T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulitarnica.ro\/wp\/?p=54680"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:42:39","slug":"haifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ulitarnica.ro\/wp\/haifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Haifa <\/br> Jurnal din Israel - capitolul 1<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prima impresie despre Israel nu a venit \u00een Israel, ci \u00een sala de \u00eembarcare de la Otopeni, unde b\u0103rba\u021bi \u00eenarma\u021bi p\u0103zeau intrarea \u0219i atmosfera era tensionat\u0103 ca \u00eenainte de furtun\u0103. La un moment dat, o femeie din securitatea israelian\u0103 a \u021bipat la noi ca din gur\u0103 de \u0219arpe \u0219i ne-a evacuat pe to\u021bi din sal\u0103. Abia dup\u0103 verific\u0103ri \u0219i re-verific\u0103ri am putut urca \u00een avion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel \u00eenseamn\u0103 „cel care se lupt\u0103 cu Dumnezeu” – numele pe care l-a primit Iacov dup\u0103 ce s-a luptat toat\u0103 noaptea cu \u00eengerul. O \u021bar\u0103 care poart\u0103 lupta \u00een \u00eens\u0103\u0219i numele ei, \u00eenconjurat\u0103 de vecini ostili, marcat\u0103 de decenii de r\u0103zboaie \u0219i atentate, nu poate fi dec\u00e2t vigilent\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la paranoia. Mi-am zis \u00een sinea mea c\u0103 va trebui s\u0103 stau pe-acolo cu ochii \u00een patru, dar dup\u0103 dou\u0103 zile m-am relaxat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Haifa ne-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat Gheorghe, ghidul nostru – un evreu plecat din Timi\u0219oara c\u00e2nd avea \u0219aisprezece ani, care a tr\u0103it \u00eentr-un kibbutz, s-a f\u0103cut aviator, iar acum, la pensie, ghida grupuri de rom\u00e2ni prin \u021aara Sf\u00e2nt\u0103. Vorbea perfect rom\u00e2ne\u0219te \u0219i l-am \u00eendr\u0103git pe loc. Mama avea s\u0103-i spun\u0103 la final: „Un evreu ne-a cre\u0219tinat \u0219i un altul ne-a condus \u00eentr-un pelerinaj care ne-a amintit c\u0103 suntem cre\u0219tini.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nu-mi mai aduc aminte mare lucru din Haifa, pesemne eram \u00eenc\u0103 tensionat\u0103 dup\u0103 episodul de la Otopeni. Dar am re\u021binut totu\u0219i c\u0103 e al treilea ora\u0219 ca m\u0103rime din Israel, construit \u00een terase pe versan\u021bii Muntelui Carmel, cu portul \u00eentins jos, la malul M\u0103rii Mediterane. Un ora\u0219 industrial, cu macarale \u0219i containere, dar surprinz\u0103tor de verde c\u00e2nd te ui\u021bi de sus. \u0218i un ora\u0219 unde evrei, arabi musulmani \u0219i cre\u0219tini convie\u0219uiesc relativ pa\u0219nic – mai mult dec\u00e2t \u00een orice alt ora\u0219 israelian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N-am stat mult \u00een Haifa. Am oprit doar \u00een dou\u0103 locuri – Stella Maris, m\u0103n\u0103stirea carmelitan\u0103 de pe v\u00e2rful Muntelui Carmel, \u0219i gr\u0103dinile Bahai. Destina\u021bia primei zile petrecute \u00een Israel era de fapt Tiberiada, dar Gheorghe a vrut s\u0103 ne arate ceva din Haifa \u00eenainte s\u0103 cobor\u00e2m spre Galileea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stella Maris \u00eenseamn\u0103 „Steaua M\u0103rii” – unul dintre titlurile Fecioarei Maria, cel pe care \u00eel rostesc marinarii c\u00e2nd se roag\u0103 pentru protec\u021bie pe mare. M\u0103n\u0103stirea carmelitan\u0103 de aici poart\u0103 numele \u0103sta de secole, ridicat\u0103 pe locul unde se crede c\u0103 profetul Ilie a tr\u0103it \u00eentr-o pe\u0219ter\u0103 \u0219i de unde s-a ridicat \u00eempotriva profe\u021bilor lui Baal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordinul carmelit s-a n\u0103scut aici, pe Muntele Carmel, \u00een jurul anului 1200, c\u00e2nd crucia\u021bi \u0219i pelerini au \u00eentemeiat o comunitate de eremi\u021bi pe versan\u021bii muntelui. Se inspirau din via\u021ba profetului Ilie – omul care a tr\u0103it \u00een pe\u0219teri, a postit \u00een pustie, a stat \u00een prezen\u021ba lui Dumnezeu pe muntele Horeb \u0219i s-a ridicat la cer \u00eentr-un car de foc. Carmeli\u021bii se consider\u0103 urma\u0219ii spirituali ai lui Ilie, purt\u0103tori ai aceleia\u0219i c\u0103ut\u0103ri mistice, ai aceleia\u0219i dorin\u021be de solitudine \u0219i apropiere de Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De-a lungul veacurilor, ordinul a dat Bisericii Catolice sfin\u021bi remarcabili – Sf\u00e2nta Tereza de Avila, care a reformat ordinul \u00een secolul XVI \u0219i a l\u0103sat \u00een urm\u0103 scrieri mistice de o profunzime uimitoare, Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan al Crucii, poet \u0219i mistic, sau Sf\u00e2nta Tereza de Lisieux, „mica floare” care a murit t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 dar a transformat spiritualitatea prin simplitatea ei radical\u0103. To\u021bi au tr\u0103it \u00een s\u0103r\u0103cie, rug\u0103ciune \u0219i contempla\u021bie, urm\u00e2nd calea deschis\u0103 de acei eremi\u021bi medievali de pe Muntele Carmel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u0103n\u0103stirea de ast\u0103zi, construit\u0103 \u0219i reconstruit\u0103 de-a lungul timpului, p\u0103ze\u0219te \u00eenc\u0103 pe\u0219tera profetului Ilie. Cobor\u00e2m pe sc\u0103ri \u00eenguste \u0219i ajungem \u00eentr-un spa\u021biu mic, de piatr\u0103, unde arde mereu o candel\u0103. Locul e simplu, aproape sever, dar are ceva din t\u0103cerea aceea pe care o caut\u0103 carmeli\u021bii – t\u0103cerea \u00een care se aude vocea lui Dumnezeu.
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Dup\u0103 Stella Maris, Gheorghe ne-a dus s\u0103 vedem gr\u0103dinile Bahai. Le-am privit de sus, de la poarta neagr\u0103 de fier forjat cu acvile deasupra, de unde se deschide vederea spre mare. Sub noi coborau \u00een terase perfecte, geometrice, simetrice ca un desen de arhitect care \u0219i-a pus toat\u0103 priceperea \u00een slujba unui ideal de frumuse\u021be absolut\u0103. Nou\u0103sprezece teraseverzi, cu flori violete, cu copaci perfect alinia\u021bi, cu alei de piatr\u0103 alb\u0103, cobor\u00e2nd de pe Muntele Carmel spre ora\u0219 \u0219i apoi spre mare. \u00cen centru, templul cu cupol\u0103 aurit\u0103 – mausoleul B\u00e1b, fondatorul religiei bahaiste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E sediul mondial al bahaismului, o religie t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, fondat\u0103 \u00een Persia \u00een secolul XIX de Bah\u00e1’u’ll\u00e1h. O religie care promoveaz\u0103 unitatea tuturor religiilor, egalitatea \u00eentre b\u0103rba\u021bi \u0219i femei, educa\u021bia universal\u0103, pacea mondial\u0103 – idealuri care sunau radical \u00een Persia secolului XIX \u0219i care sun\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 radical ast\u0103zi \u00een multe p\u0103r\u021bi ale lumii. Persecuta\u021bi \u00een Iran, bahaii \u0219i-au mutat centrul aici, la Haifa, unde au construit aceste gr\u0103dini ca pe un simbol al perfec\u021biunii \u0219i armoniei pe care le caut\u0103 \u00een lume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bahaismul a fost la mare mod\u0103 \u00een Europa interbelic\u0103, c\u00e2nd oamenii c\u0103utau alternative la religiile tradi\u021bionale compromise de Primul R\u0103zboi Mondial. Chiar \u0219i la noi, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, intelectuali \u0219i aristocra\u021bi au cochetat cu ideile bahaiste. Regina Maria, femeia care a condus Rom\u00e2nia prin Marele R\u0103zboi \u0219i care a luptat pentru unirea \u021b\u0103rii la Versailles, a fost fascinat\u0103 de bahaism \u00een anii ’20 \u0219i ’30. A corespondat cu liderii bahai, a citit scrierile lui Bah\u00e1’u’ll\u00e1h. Dac\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00een\u0219el a amenajat la Balcic gr\u0103dini cu simboluri bahaiste – templul cu nou\u0103 col\u021buri, floarea de lotus. Nu s-a convertit niciodat\u0103 oficial, dar simpatiza public cu ideile religiei \u0219i a scris despre ele cu entuziasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mi-ar fi pl\u0103cut s\u0103 cobor \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 plimb \u00een voie pe acele terase, s\u0103 umblu pe aleile de piatr\u0103, s\u0103 v\u0103d de aproape florile \u0219i templul cu cupola aurit\u0103. Dar nu a fost s\u0103 fie. Am r\u0103mas sus, la poart\u0103, privind de departe perfec\u021biunea aceea geometric\u0103. Poate e mai bine a\u0219a – unele lucruri frumoase r\u0103m\u00e2n mai frumoase c\u00e2nd le prive\u0219ti de la distan\u021b\u0103, ca pe o promisiune a unei lumi perfecte care n-a ajuns \u00eenc\u0103 s\u0103 se \u00eemplineasc\u0103.<\/p>\n

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Prima impresie despre Israel nu a venit \u00een Israel, ci \u00een sala de \u00eembarcare de la Otopeni, unde b\u0103rba\u021bi \u00eenarma\u021bi p\u0103zeau intrarea \u0219i atmosfera era tensionat\u0103 ca \u00eenainte de furtun\u0103. La un moment dat, o femeie din securitatea israelian\u0103 a \u021bipat la noi ca din gur\u0103 de \u0219arpe \u0219i ne-a evacuat pe to\u021bi din sal\u0103. Abia dup\u0103 verific\u0103ri \u0219i re-verific\u0103ri am putut urca \u00een avion. Israel \u00eenseamn\u0103 „cel care se lupt\u0103 cu Dumnezeu” – numele pe care l-a primit Iacov dup\u0103 ce s-a luptat toat\u0103 noaptea cu \u00eengerul. O \u021bar\u0103 care poart\u0103 lupta \u00een \u00eens\u0103\u0219i numele ei, \u00eenconjurat\u0103 de vecini ostili, marcat\u0103 de decenii de r\u0103zboaie \u0219i atentate, nu poate fi dec\u00e2t vigilent\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la paranoia. Mi-am zis \u00een sinea mea c\u0103 va trebui s\u0103 stau pe-acolo cu ochii \u00een patru, dar dup\u0103 dou\u0103 zile m-am relaxat. La Haifa ne-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat Gheorghe, ghidul nostru – un evreu plecat din Timi\u0219oara c\u00e2nd avea \u0219aisprezece ani, care a tr\u0103it \u00eentr-un kibbutz, s-a f\u0103cut aviator, iar acum, la pensie, ghida grupuri de rom\u00e2ni prin \u021aara Sf\u00e2nt\u0103. Vorbea perfect rom\u00e2ne\u0219te \u0219i l-am \u00eendr\u0103git pe loc. Mama avea s\u0103-i spun\u0103 la final: „Un evreu ne-a cre\u0219tinat \u0219i un altul ne-a condus \u00eentr-un pelerinaj care ne-a amintit c\u0103 suntem cre\u0219tini.” Nu-mi mai aduc aminte mare lucru din Haifa, pesemne eram \u00eenc\u0103 tensionat\u0103 dup\u0103 episodul de la Otopeni. Dar am re\u021binut totu\u0219i c\u0103 e al treilea ora\u0219 ca m\u0103rime din Israel, construit \u00een terase pe versan\u021bii Muntelui Carmel, cu portul \u00eentins jos, la malul M\u0103rii Mediterane. Un ora\u0219 industrial, cu macarale \u0219i containere, dar surprinz\u0103tor de verde c\u00e2nd te ui\u021bi de sus. \u0218i un ora\u0219 unde evrei, arabi musulmani \u0219i cre\u0219tini convie\u0219uiesc relativ pa\u0219nic – mai mult dec\u00e2t \u00een orice alt ora\u0219 israelian. N-am stat mult \u00een Haifa. Am oprit doar \u00een dou\u0103 locuri – Stella Maris, m\u0103n\u0103stirea carmelitan\u0103 de pe v\u00e2rful Muntelui Carmel, \u0219i gr\u0103dinile Bahai. Destina\u021bia primei zile petrecute \u00een Israel era de fapt Tiberiada, dar Gheorghe a vrut s\u0103 ne arate ceva din Haifa \u00eenainte s\u0103 cobor\u00e2m spre Galileea. Stella Maris \u00eenseamn\u0103 „Steaua M\u0103rii” – unul dintre titlurile Fecioarei Maria, cel pe care \u00eel rostesc marinarii c\u00e2nd se roag\u0103 pentru protec\u021bie pe mare. M\u0103n\u0103stirea carmelitan\u0103 de aici poart\u0103 numele \u0103sta de secole, ridicat\u0103 pe locul unde se crede c\u0103 profetul Ilie a tr\u0103it \u00eentr-o pe\u0219ter\u0103 \u0219i de unde s-a ridicat \u00eempotriva profe\u021bilor lui Baal. Ordinul carmelit s-a n\u0103scut aici, pe Muntele Carmel, \u00een jurul anului 1200, c\u00e2nd crucia\u021bi \u0219i pelerini au \u00eentemeiat o comunitate de eremi\u021bi pe versan\u021bii muntelui. Se inspirau din via\u021ba profetului Ilie – omul care a tr\u0103it \u00een pe\u0219teri, a postit \u00een pustie, a stat \u00een prezen\u021ba lui Dumnezeu pe muntele Horeb \u0219i s-a ridicat la cer \u00eentr-un car de foc. Carmeli\u021bii se consider\u0103 urma\u0219ii spirituali ai lui Ilie, purt\u0103tori ai aceleia\u0219i c\u0103ut\u0103ri mistice, ai aceleia\u0219i dorin\u021be de solitudine \u0219i apropiere de Dumnezeu. De-a lungul veacurilor, ordinul a dat Bisericii Catolice sfin\u021bi remarcabili – Sf\u00e2nta Tereza de Avila, care a reformat ordinul \u00een secolul XVI \u0219i a l\u0103sat \u00een urm\u0103 scrieri mistice de o profunzime uimitoare, Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan al Crucii, poet \u0219i mistic, sau Sf\u00e2nta Tereza de Lisieux, „mica floare” care a murit t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 dar a transformat spiritualitatea prin simplitatea ei radical\u0103. To\u021bi au tr\u0103it \u00een s\u0103r\u0103cie, rug\u0103ciune \u0219i contempla\u021bie, urm\u00e2nd calea deschis\u0103 de acei eremi\u021bi medievali de pe Muntele Carmel. M\u0103n\u0103stirea de ast\u0103zi, construit\u0103 \u0219i reconstruit\u0103 de-a lungul timpului, p\u0103ze\u0219te \u00eenc\u0103 pe\u0219tera profetului Ilie. Cobor\u00e2m pe sc\u0103ri \u00eenguste \u0219i ajungem \u00eentr-un spa\u021biu mic, de piatr\u0103, unde arde mereu o candel\u0103. Locul e simplu, aproape sever, dar are ceva din t\u0103cerea aceea pe care o caut\u0103 carmeli\u021bii – t\u0103cerea \u00een care se aude vocea lui Dumnezeu. Dup\u0103 Stella Maris, Gheorghe ne-a dus s\u0103 vedem gr\u0103dinile Bahai. Le-am privit de sus, de la poarta neagr\u0103 de fier forjat cu acvile deasupra, de unde se deschide vederea spre mare. Sub noi coborau \u00een terase perfecte, geometrice, simetrice ca un desen de arhitect care \u0219i-a pus toat\u0103 priceperea \u00een slujba unui ideal de frumuse\u021be absolut\u0103. Nou\u0103sprezece teraseverzi, cu flori violete, cu copaci perfect alinia\u021bi, cu alei de piatr\u0103 alb\u0103, cobor\u00e2nd de pe Muntele Carmel spre ora\u0219 \u0219i apoi spre mare. \u00cen centru, templul cu cupol\u0103 aurit\u0103 – mausoleul B\u00e1b, fondatorul religiei bahaiste. E sediul mondial al bahaismului, o religie t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, fondat\u0103 \u00een Persia \u00een secolul XIX de Bah\u00e1’u’ll\u00e1h. O religie care promoveaz\u0103 unitatea tuturor religiilor, egalitatea \u00eentre b\u0103rba\u021bi \u0219i femei, educa\u021bia universal\u0103, pacea mondial\u0103 – idealuri care sunau radical \u00een Persia secolului XIX \u0219i care sun\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 radical ast\u0103zi \u00een multe p\u0103r\u021bi ale lumii. Persecuta\u021bi \u00een Iran, bahaii \u0219i-au mutat centrul aici, la Haifa, unde au construit aceste gr\u0103dini ca pe un simbol al perfec\u021biunii \u0219i armoniei pe care le caut\u0103 \u00een lume. Bahaismul a fost la mare mod\u0103 \u00een Europa interbelic\u0103, c\u00e2nd oamenii c\u0103utau alternative la religiile tradi\u021bionale compromise de Primul R\u0103zboi Mondial. Chiar \u0219i la noi, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, intelectuali \u0219i aristocra\u021bi au cochetat cu ideile bahaiste. Regina Maria, femeia care a condus Rom\u00e2nia prin Marele R\u0103zboi \u0219i care a luptat pentru unirea \u021b\u0103rii la Versailles, a fost fascinat\u0103 de bahaism \u00een anii ’20 \u0219i ’30. A corespondat cu liderii bahai, a citit scrierile lui Bah\u00e1’u’ll\u00e1h. Dac\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00een\u0219el a amenajat la Balcic gr\u0103dini cu simboluri bahaiste – templul cu nou\u0103 col\u021buri, floarea de lotus. Nu s-a convertit niciodat\u0103 oficial, dar simpatiza public cu ideile religiei \u0219i a scris despre ele cu entuziasm. Mi-ar fi pl\u0103cut s\u0103 cobor \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 plimb \u00een voie pe acele terase, s\u0103 umblu pe aleile de piatr\u0103, s\u0103 v\u0103d de aproape florile \u0219i templul cu cupola aurit\u0103. Dar nu a fost s\u0103 fie. Am r\u0103mas sus, la poart\u0103, privind de departe perfec\u021biunea aceea geometric\u0103. 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La Haifa ne-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat Gheorghe, ghidul nostru – un evreu plecat din Timi\u0219oara c\u00e2nd avea \u0219aisprezece ani, care a tr\u0103it \u00eentr-un kibbutz, s-a f\u0103cut aviator, iar acum, la pensie, ghida grupuri de rom\u00e2ni prin \u021aara Sf\u00e2nt\u0103. Vorbea perfect rom\u00e2ne\u0219te \u0219i l-am \u00eendr\u0103git pe loc. Mama avea s\u0103-i spun\u0103 la final: „Un evreu ne-a cre\u0219tinat \u0219i un altul ne-a condus \u00eentr-un pelerinaj care ne-a amintit c\u0103 suntem cre\u0219tini.” Nu-mi mai aduc aminte mare lucru din Haifa, pesemne eram \u00eenc\u0103 tensionat\u0103 dup\u0103 episodul de la Otopeni. Dar am re\u021binut totu\u0219i c\u0103 e al treilea ora\u0219 ca m\u0103rime din Israel, construit \u00een terase pe versan\u021bii Muntelui Carmel, cu portul \u00eentins jos, la malul M\u0103rii Mediterane. Un ora\u0219 industrial, cu macarale \u0219i containere, dar surprinz\u0103tor de verde c\u00e2nd te ui\u021bi de sus. \u0218i un ora\u0219 unde evrei, arabi musulmani \u0219i cre\u0219tini convie\u0219uiesc relativ pa\u0219nic – mai mult dec\u00e2t \u00een orice alt ora\u0219 israelian. N-am stat mult \u00een Haifa. Am oprit doar \u00een dou\u0103 locuri – Stella Maris, m\u0103n\u0103stirea carmelitan\u0103 de pe v\u00e2rful Muntelui Carmel, \u0219i gr\u0103dinile Bahai. Destina\u021bia primei zile petrecute \u00een Israel era de fapt Tiberiada, dar Gheorghe a vrut s\u0103 ne arate ceva din Haifa \u00eenainte s\u0103 cobor\u00e2m spre Galileea. Stella Maris \u00eenseamn\u0103 „Steaua M\u0103rii” – unul dintre titlurile Fecioarei Maria, cel pe care \u00eel rostesc marinarii c\u00e2nd se roag\u0103 pentru protec\u021bie pe mare. M\u0103n\u0103stirea carmelitan\u0103 de aici poart\u0103 numele \u0103sta de secole, ridicat\u0103 pe locul unde se crede c\u0103 profetul Ilie a tr\u0103it \u00eentr-o pe\u0219ter\u0103 \u0219i de unde s-a ridicat \u00eempotriva profe\u021bilor lui Baal. Ordinul carmelit s-a n\u0103scut aici, pe Muntele Carmel, \u00een jurul anului 1200, c\u00e2nd crucia\u021bi \u0219i pelerini au \u00eentemeiat o comunitate de eremi\u021bi pe versan\u021bii muntelui. Se inspirau din via\u021ba profetului Ilie – omul care a tr\u0103it \u00een pe\u0219teri, a postit \u00een pustie, a stat \u00een prezen\u021ba lui Dumnezeu pe muntele Horeb \u0219i s-a ridicat la cer \u00eentr-un car de foc. Carmeli\u021bii se consider\u0103 urma\u0219ii spirituali ai lui Ilie, purt\u0103tori ai aceleia\u0219i c\u0103ut\u0103ri mistice, ai aceleia\u0219i dorin\u021be de solitudine \u0219i apropiere de Dumnezeu. De-a lungul veacurilor, ordinul a dat Bisericii Catolice sfin\u021bi remarcabili – Sf\u00e2nta Tereza de Avila, care a reformat ordinul \u00een secolul XVI \u0219i a l\u0103sat \u00een urm\u0103 scrieri mistice de o profunzime uimitoare, Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan al Crucii, poet \u0219i mistic, sau Sf\u00e2nta Tereza de Lisieux, „mica floare” care a murit t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 dar a transformat spiritualitatea prin simplitatea ei radical\u0103. To\u021bi au tr\u0103it \u00een s\u0103r\u0103cie, rug\u0103ciune \u0219i contempla\u021bie, urm\u00e2nd calea deschis\u0103 de acei eremi\u021bi medievali de pe Muntele Carmel. M\u0103n\u0103stirea de ast\u0103zi, construit\u0103 \u0219i reconstruit\u0103 de-a lungul timpului, p\u0103ze\u0219te \u00eenc\u0103 pe\u0219tera profetului Ilie. Cobor\u00e2m pe sc\u0103ri \u00eenguste \u0219i ajungem \u00eentr-un spa\u021biu mic, de piatr\u0103, unde arde mereu o candel\u0103. Locul e simplu, aproape sever, dar are ceva din t\u0103cerea aceea pe care o caut\u0103 carmeli\u021bii – t\u0103cerea \u00een care se aude vocea lui Dumnezeu. Dup\u0103 Stella Maris, Gheorghe ne-a dus s\u0103 vedem gr\u0103dinile Bahai. Le-am privit de sus, de la poarta neagr\u0103 de fier forjat cu acvile deasupra, de unde se deschide vederea spre mare. Sub noi coborau \u00een terase perfecte, geometrice, simetrice ca un desen de arhitect care \u0219i-a pus toat\u0103 priceperea \u00een slujba unui ideal de frumuse\u021be absolut\u0103. Nou\u0103sprezece teraseverzi, cu flori violete, cu copaci perfect alinia\u021bi, cu alei de piatr\u0103 alb\u0103, cobor\u00e2nd de pe Muntele Carmel spre ora\u0219 \u0219i apoi spre mare. \u00cen centru, templul cu cupol\u0103 aurit\u0103 – mausoleul B\u00e1b, fondatorul religiei bahaiste. E sediul mondial al bahaismului, o religie t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, fondat\u0103 \u00een Persia \u00een secolul XIX de Bah\u00e1’u’ll\u00e1h. O religie care promoveaz\u0103 unitatea tuturor religiilor, egalitatea \u00eentre b\u0103rba\u021bi \u0219i femei, educa\u021bia universal\u0103, pacea mondial\u0103 – idealuri care sunau radical \u00een Persia secolului XIX \u0219i care sun\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 radical ast\u0103zi \u00een multe p\u0103r\u021bi ale lumii. Persecuta\u021bi \u00een Iran, bahaii \u0219i-au mutat centrul aici, la Haifa, unde au construit aceste gr\u0103dini ca pe un simbol al perfec\u021biunii \u0219i armoniei pe care le caut\u0103 \u00een lume. Bahaismul a fost la mare mod\u0103 \u00een Europa interbelic\u0103, c\u00e2nd oamenii c\u0103utau alternative la religiile tradi\u021bionale compromise de Primul R\u0103zboi Mondial. Chiar \u0219i la noi, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, intelectuali \u0219i aristocra\u021bi au cochetat cu ideile bahaiste. Regina Maria, femeia care a condus Rom\u00e2nia prin Marele R\u0103zboi \u0219i care a luptat pentru unirea \u021b\u0103rii la Versailles, a fost fascinat\u0103 de bahaism \u00een anii ’20 \u0219i ’30. A corespondat cu liderii bahai, a citit scrierile lui Bah\u00e1’u’ll\u00e1h. Dac\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00een\u0219el a amenajat la Balcic gr\u0103dini cu simboluri bahaiste – templul cu nou\u0103 col\u021buri, floarea de lotus. Nu s-a convertit niciodat\u0103 oficial, dar simpatiza public cu ideile religiei \u0219i a scris despre ele cu entuziasm. Mi-ar fi pl\u0103cut s\u0103 cobor \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 plimb \u00een voie pe acele terase, s\u0103 umblu pe aleile de piatr\u0103, s\u0103 v\u0103d de aproape florile \u0219i templul cu cupola aurit\u0103. Dar nu a fost s\u0103 fie. Am r\u0103mas sus, la poart\u0103, privind de departe perfec\u021biunea aceea geometric\u0103. 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La Haifa ne-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat Gheorghe, ghidul nostru – un evreu plecat din Timi\u0219oara c\u00e2nd avea \u0219aisprezece ani, care a tr\u0103it \u00eentr-un kibbutz, s-a f\u0103cut aviator, iar acum, la pensie, ghida grupuri de rom\u00e2ni prin \u021aara Sf\u00e2nt\u0103. Vorbea perfect rom\u00e2ne\u0219te \u0219i l-am \u00eendr\u0103git pe loc. Mama avea s\u0103-i spun\u0103 la final: „Un evreu ne-a cre\u0219tinat \u0219i un altul ne-a condus \u00eentr-un pelerinaj care ne-a amintit c\u0103 suntem cre\u0219tini.” Nu-mi mai aduc aminte mare lucru din Haifa, pesemne eram \u00eenc\u0103 tensionat\u0103 dup\u0103 episodul de la Otopeni. Dar am re\u021binut totu\u0219i c\u0103 e al treilea ora\u0219 ca m\u0103rime din Israel, construit \u00een terase pe versan\u021bii Muntelui Carmel, cu portul \u00eentins jos, la malul M\u0103rii Mediterane. Un ora\u0219 industrial, cu macarale \u0219i containere, dar surprinz\u0103tor de verde c\u00e2nd te ui\u021bi de sus. \u0218i un ora\u0219 unde evrei, arabi musulmani \u0219i cre\u0219tini convie\u0219uiesc relativ pa\u0219nic – mai mult dec\u00e2t \u00een orice alt ora\u0219 israelian. N-am stat mult \u00een Haifa. Am oprit doar \u00een dou\u0103 locuri – Stella Maris, m\u0103n\u0103stirea carmelitan\u0103 de pe v\u00e2rful Muntelui Carmel, \u0219i gr\u0103dinile Bahai. Destina\u021bia primei zile petrecute \u00een Israel era de fapt Tiberiada, dar Gheorghe a vrut s\u0103 ne arate ceva din Haifa \u00eenainte s\u0103 cobor\u00e2m spre Galileea. Stella Maris \u00eenseamn\u0103 „Steaua M\u0103rii” – unul dintre titlurile Fecioarei Maria, cel pe care \u00eel rostesc marinarii c\u00e2nd se roag\u0103 pentru protec\u021bie pe mare. M\u0103n\u0103stirea carmelitan\u0103 de aici poart\u0103 numele \u0103sta de secole, ridicat\u0103 pe locul unde se crede c\u0103 profetul Ilie a tr\u0103it \u00eentr-o pe\u0219ter\u0103 \u0219i de unde s-a ridicat \u00eempotriva profe\u021bilor lui Baal. Ordinul carmelit s-a n\u0103scut aici, pe Muntele Carmel, \u00een jurul anului 1200, c\u00e2nd crucia\u021bi \u0219i pelerini au \u00eentemeiat o comunitate de eremi\u021bi pe versan\u021bii muntelui. Se inspirau din via\u021ba profetului Ilie – omul care a tr\u0103it \u00een pe\u0219teri, a postit \u00een pustie, a stat \u00een prezen\u021ba lui Dumnezeu pe muntele Horeb \u0219i s-a ridicat la cer \u00eentr-un car de foc. Carmeli\u021bii se consider\u0103 urma\u0219ii spirituali ai lui Ilie, purt\u0103tori ai aceleia\u0219i c\u0103ut\u0103ri mistice, ai aceleia\u0219i dorin\u021be de solitudine \u0219i apropiere de Dumnezeu. De-a lungul veacurilor, ordinul a dat Bisericii Catolice sfin\u021bi remarcabili – Sf\u00e2nta Tereza de Avila, care a reformat ordinul \u00een secolul XVI \u0219i a l\u0103sat \u00een urm\u0103 scrieri mistice de o profunzime uimitoare, Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan al Crucii, poet \u0219i mistic, sau Sf\u00e2nta Tereza de Lisieux, „mica floare” care a murit t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 dar a transformat spiritualitatea prin simplitatea ei radical\u0103. To\u021bi au tr\u0103it \u00een s\u0103r\u0103cie, rug\u0103ciune \u0219i contempla\u021bie, urm\u00e2nd calea deschis\u0103 de acei eremi\u021bi medievali de pe Muntele Carmel. M\u0103n\u0103stirea de ast\u0103zi, construit\u0103 \u0219i reconstruit\u0103 de-a lungul timpului, p\u0103ze\u0219te \u00eenc\u0103 pe\u0219tera profetului Ilie. Cobor\u00e2m pe sc\u0103ri \u00eenguste \u0219i ajungem \u00eentr-un spa\u021biu mic, de piatr\u0103, unde arde mereu o candel\u0103. Locul e simplu, aproape sever, dar are ceva din t\u0103cerea aceea pe care o caut\u0103 carmeli\u021bii – t\u0103cerea \u00een care se aude vocea lui Dumnezeu. Dup\u0103 Stella Maris, Gheorghe ne-a dus s\u0103 vedem gr\u0103dinile Bahai. Le-am privit de sus, de la poarta neagr\u0103 de fier forjat cu acvile deasupra, de unde se deschide vederea spre mare. Sub noi coborau \u00een terase perfecte, geometrice, simetrice ca un desen de arhitect care \u0219i-a pus toat\u0103 priceperea \u00een slujba unui ideal de frumuse\u021be absolut\u0103. Nou\u0103sprezece teraseverzi, cu flori violete, cu copaci perfect alinia\u021bi, cu alei de piatr\u0103 alb\u0103, cobor\u00e2nd de pe Muntele Carmel spre ora\u0219 \u0219i apoi spre mare. \u00cen centru, templul cu cupol\u0103 aurit\u0103 – mausoleul B\u00e1b, fondatorul religiei bahaiste. E sediul mondial al bahaismului, o religie t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, fondat\u0103 \u00een Persia \u00een secolul XIX de Bah\u00e1’u’ll\u00e1h. O religie care promoveaz\u0103 unitatea tuturor religiilor, egalitatea \u00eentre b\u0103rba\u021bi \u0219i femei, educa\u021bia universal\u0103, pacea mondial\u0103 – idealuri care sunau radical \u00een Persia secolului XIX \u0219i care sun\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 radical ast\u0103zi \u00een multe p\u0103r\u021bi ale lumii. Persecuta\u021bi \u00een Iran, bahaii \u0219i-au mutat centrul aici, la Haifa, unde au construit aceste gr\u0103dini ca pe un simbol al perfec\u021biunii \u0219i armoniei pe care le caut\u0103 \u00een lume. Bahaismul a fost la mare mod\u0103 \u00een Europa interbelic\u0103, c\u00e2nd oamenii c\u0103utau alternative la religiile tradi\u021bionale compromise de Primul R\u0103zboi Mondial. Chiar \u0219i la noi, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, intelectuali \u0219i aristocra\u021bi au cochetat cu ideile bahaiste. Regina Maria, femeia care a condus Rom\u00e2nia prin Marele R\u0103zboi \u0219i care a luptat pentru unirea \u021b\u0103rii la Versailles, a fost fascinat\u0103 de bahaism \u00een anii ’20 \u0219i ’30. A corespondat cu liderii bahai, a citit scrierile lui Bah\u00e1’u’ll\u00e1h. Dac\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00een\u0219el a amenajat la Balcic gr\u0103dini cu simboluri bahaiste – templul cu nou\u0103 col\u021buri, floarea de lotus. Nu s-a convertit niciodat\u0103 oficial, dar simpatiza public cu ideile religiei \u0219i a scris despre ele cu entuziasm. Mi-ar fi pl\u0103cut s\u0103 cobor \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 plimb \u00een voie pe acele terase, s\u0103 umblu pe aleile de piatr\u0103, s\u0103 v\u0103d de aproape florile \u0219i templul cu cupola aurit\u0103. Dar nu a fost s\u0103 fie. Am r\u0103mas sus, la poart\u0103, privind de departe perfec\u021biunea aceea geometric\u0103. 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