O, om!

                                               


                                              O, om!


                                  O om ce mari raspunderi ai
                                  de tot ce faci pe lume,
                                  de tot ce spui in  scris sau grai,
                                  de pilda ce la altii dai,
                                  caci ea, mereu, spre iad sau rai
                                  pe multi o sa indrume.


                           Ce grija trebuie sa pui
                                  in viata ta in toata,
                                  caci gandul care-l scrii sau spui
                                  s-a dus...in veci nu-l mai aduni,
                                  si vei culege roada lui
                                  ori viu ori mort, odata.


                                   Ai spus o vorba, vorba ta,
                                   mergand din gura-n gura
                                   va-nveseli sau va-ntrista
                                   va curati sau va-ntina,
                                   rodind samanta pusa-n ea
                                   de dragoste sau ura.


                                   Scrii un cuvant...cuvantul scris
                                   e-un leac sau o otrava,
                                   tu vei muri, dar tot ce-ai scris
                                   ramane-n urma drum deschis
                                   spre moarte sau spre paradis,
                                   spre ocara sau spre slava.


                                   Ai spus un cantec, versul sau
                                   ramane dupa tine
                                   indemn spre bine sau spre rau,
                                   spre curatie sau desfrau,
                                   lasand in inimi rodul sau
                                   de har sau de rusine.


                                    Arati o cale, calea ta
                                    in urma ta nu piere,
                                    e calea buna sau e rea,
                                    va prabusi sau va-nalta,
                                    vor merge suflete pe ea
                                    spre cer sau spre durere.


                                    Traiesti o viata... viata ta
                                    e una, numai una,
                                    oricum ar fi tu nu uita
                                    cum ti-o traiesti vei castiga
                                    ori fericire pe vecie
                                    ori chin pe totdeauna.


                                    O, om! ce mari raspunderi ai,
                                    tu vei pleca din lume,
                                    dar ce ai spus prin viu sau grai
                                    sau lasi prin pilda care-o dai
                                    pe multi, pe multi, spre iad sau rai
                                    mereu o sa-i indrume.


                                    Deci nu uita!... Fii credincios
                                    cu grija si cu teama
                                    sa lasi in urma luminos
                                    un semn, un gand,un drum frumos,
                                    caci pentru toate, neindoios,
                                    odata vei da seama.


                                                                 Sf. Ioan Iacob-Hozevitul


   sursa: "Carte de rugaciuni", editura Artemis