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\u00c1g\u00e6tu laganemar.<\/p>\n
M\u00e9r er hei\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00feiggja bo\u00f0 um a\u00f0 vera hei\u00f0ursgestur \u00e1 \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Orators, f\u00e9lags laganema vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Orator hefur \u00ed \u00e1ratugi veri\u00f0 eitt \u00f6flugasta st\u00fadentaf\u00e9lag landsins og get \u00e9g me\u00f0 allg\u00f3\u00f0ri samvisku sagt a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi lagt eitt \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 l\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6r vogarsk\u00e1lar. Fyrir l\u00f6ngu s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fe\u00f3. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ritst\u00fdra \u00dalflj\u00f3ti, sem og me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum afskiptum af starfsemi f\u00e9lagsins \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 daga. Gott ef \u00e9g var ekki einu sinni veislustj\u00f3ri \u00e1 \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0. Eitthva\u00f0 r\u00e1mar mig \u00ed a\u00f0 hafa s\u00ed\u00f0ar flutt minni Gr\u00e1g\u00e1sar, - en \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00fd\u00fatskrifa\u00f0ur. Jafnvel er m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 Minni hafi rata\u00f0 \u00ed \u00dalflj\u00f3t. \u00dear var, a\u00f0 mig minnir, tekist \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 grundvallarspurningu \u00ed l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0i hver \u00feessi svokalla\u00f0i \u201e\u00feri\u00f0ji ma\u00f0ur\u201c v\u00e6ri. L\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ingum er nokku\u00f0 t\u00ed\u00f0r\u00e6tt um \u00feann gaur. Ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an var, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki vita\u00f0. Er s\u00fa g\u00e1ta \u00f3leyst, a\u00f0 \u00e9g hygg, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir geysimiklar framfarir \u00ed v\u00edsindum og fr\u00e6\u00f0um. Enn minnist \u00e9g \u00feess m.a. a\u00f0 hafa teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0um um m\u00f6gulega hei\u00f0ursgesti \u00e1 \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Orators. Undarlegt a\u00f0 vera n\u00fa sj\u00e1lfur \u00feessi hei\u00f0ursgestur. Sagt er a\u00f0 enginn st\u00f6\u00f0vi t\u00edmans \u00feunga ni\u00f0. \u00cd \u00feeim or\u00f0um felst mikilv\u00e6gur sannleikur, laganemar g\u00f3\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 \u00feessari stundu segi \u00e9g eins og M\u00e1lfr\u00ed\u00f0ur Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir \u00ed b\u00f3k sinni R\u00e1sir d\u00e6granna, \u201e ... a\u00f0 s\u00e1lakirnan m\u00edn h\u00fan er nokku\u00f0 einkennilegur hlutur, ekki veit \u00e9g hvar h\u00fan er innbygg\u00f0 \u00ed mig, en giska samt \u00e1 heilann. Hann er manni geysihaglegt t\u00e6ki. Stundum er \u00ed s\u00e1lakirnunni mikil l\u00e1dey\u00f0a, stundum \u00f3lgar og s\u00fd\u00f0ur, \u00fev\u00ed l\u00edkast a\u00f0 \u00f6ll ver\u00f6ldin vilji eiga \u00fearna a\u00f0ild a\u00f0, en \u00fea\u00f0 tekst ver\u00f6ldinni ekki. Til \u00feess er kirnan langtum of \u00fer\u00f6ng. \u00ddmislegt sem \u00ed hana kemur, kemur \u00f3sj\u00e1lfr\u00e1tt og a\u00f0 \u00f3v\u00f6rum.\u201c<\/p>\n
Og hva\u00f0 var \u00e9g a\u00f0 hugsa \u00feegar \u00e9g sem st\u00fadent lag\u00f0i or\u00f0 \u00ed belg um n\u00e6sta hei\u00f0ursgest \u00e1 \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Orators. Ekki man \u00e9g \u00fea\u00f0 gl\u00f6ggt, en \u00f6rugglega hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g minnst um hvar \u00e9g yr\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfur staddur \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og \u00feremur \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar, og enn minna vissi \u00e9g um hvert lei\u00f0ir myndu liggja \u00e1 \u00feesssum \u00e1rum. Haf\u00f0i ekki skipulagt neitt fer\u00f0alag inn \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0ina, vissi ekkert hva\u00f0 \u00e9g vildi vinna vi\u00f0, hvert \u00e9g vildi fara og \u00e1tti ekkert lei\u00f0arhno\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fylgja. Sem sagt, alveg \u00f3vart, \u00e9g \u201e... lenti \u00ed fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum\u201c, eins og amman \u00ed Brekkukoti sag\u00f0i um \u00f3g\u00e6fu Gar\u00f0ars H\u00f3lm, st\u00f3rs\u00f6ngvarans sem reyndist ekki geta sungi\u00f0 \u00feegar hann sneri heim. Hann bara hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i og \u00f6skra\u00f0i \u00ed dau\u00f0ans angist eftir allt sitt flakk um ver\u00f6ldina. Hann haf\u00f0i ekki fundi\u00f0 hinn eina sanna t\u00f3n, \u00fev\u00ed hann var j\u00fa a\u00f0 finna \u00ed klukkunni \u00ed Brekkukoti hj\u00e1 Birni b\u00f3nda og konu hans. Heitir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 leita langt yfir skammt. Og einatt hafa veri\u00f0 margar beygjur, lykkjur og krossg\u00f6tur \u00e1 \u00feessari lei\u00f0, ef lei\u00f0 skyldi kalla. Vonandi mun \u00e9g geta sungi\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00e9g sn\u00fd heim eftir flakk v\u00ed\u00f0a um l\u00f6nd.<\/p>\n
Og \u00e1fangi \u00e1 heimlei\u00f0 fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sunnar \u00ed \u00e1lfunni er K\u00f3ngsins Kaupmannah\u00f6fn \u00fear sem \u201e ... gn\u00e6f\u00f0i h\u00f6ll ein h\u00e1 og gl\u00e6st \u00ed hl\u00e9 vi\u00f0 b\u00fastnar laufkr\u00f3nur eikanna, n\u00fdreist, me\u00f0 br\u00f6tt \u00fe\u00f6k og \u00fatfl\u00faru\u00f0 gafl\u00f6\u00f0, \u00fatskot \u00far rau\u00f0um sandsteini og innskot \u00fearsem l\u00edkneskjum var tildra\u00f0 \u00e1 palla\u201c eins og segir \u00ed \u00cdslandsklukkunni. Gott ef h\u00fan var ekki bygg\u00f0 fyrir gr\u00f3\u00f0ann af einokunarverslun Dana \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n
Sem \u00e9g sit \u00e1 Hv\u00edti (Hvids Vinstue) vi\u00f0 K\u00f3ngsins N\u00fdjatorg, og skrifa \u00feessi or\u00f0, ver\u00f0ur m\u00e9r liti\u00f0 \u00e1 teikningu \u00d6rlygs Sigur\u00f0ssonar af J\u00f3nasi Hallgr\u00edmssyni, Sverri Kristj\u00e1nssyni, \u00c1rna P\u00e1lssyni og J\u00f3hanni Sigurj\u00f3nssyni \u201ea\u00f0 t\u00edmask\u00f6kku sumbli\u201c eins og J\u00f3nas Kristj\u00e1nsson ritstj\u00f3ri or\u00f0ar \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed fer\u00f0al\u00fdsingu sinni. M\u00e9r ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e1 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 vi\u00f0koma \u00ed st\u00f3l kennara vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Kaupmannah\u00f6fn er \u00ed r\u00f6kr\u00e9ttu samhengi vi\u00f0 hinn \u201et\u00edmaskakka\u201c fl\u00e6king \u00edslenskra st\u00fadenta, \u00fe.m.t. l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ist\u00fadenta, um str\u00e6ti og torg \u00feessarar fyrrum h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgar \u00cdslands, oftar en ekki \u00ed myrkri og n\u00f6prum vetrarvindum. Sumum s\u00f3ttist n\u00e1mi\u00f0 vel, \u00f6\u00f0rum s\u00ed\u00f0ur, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeir reyndu, eins og gengur, og enn a\u00f0rir kusu, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0ar n\u00e1msg\u00e1fur, \u201ea\u00f0 l\u00e1ta hugann l\u00ed\u00f0a inn \u00ed mj\u00fakar veraldir \u00e1fengisins\u201c, eins og Bj\u00f6rn Th. Bj\u00f6rnsson or\u00f0ar \u00fea\u00f0. Var \u00fea\u00f0 ekki Frans Kafka sem sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 lesa l\u00f6g v\u00e6ri eins og a\u00f0 \u00e9ta hefilsp\u00e6ni? \u00de\u00e1 er n\u00fa ilurinn fr\u00e1 \u00f6lkr\u00fasinni \u00feeirri \u201efreistingu\u201c yfirsterkari.<\/p>\n
S\u00ed\u00f0an held \u00e9g upp eftir Strikinu nokkurn sp\u00f6l og geng \u00fe\u00e1 framhj\u00e1 h\u00fasinu \u00fear sem J\u00f6rundur hundadagakonungur, s\u00e1 mikli grallari, \u00e1tti sitt \u00e6skuheimili, s\u00ed\u00f0an framhj\u00e1 h\u00fasinu \u00fear sem bj\u00f3 um hr\u00ed\u00f0 \u00deorleifur Repp, sem a\u00f0 setti ofsalegan hl\u00e1tur \u00feegar hann reiddist og fr\u00e6gt var\u00f0, og fleiri g\u00f6mlum h\u00fasum sem tengast \u00edslenskri s\u00f6gu og \u00cdslendingum \u00ed H\u00f6fn me\u00f0 \u00fdmsum h\u00e6tti. Tek beygju til h\u00e6gri upp N\u00fdjatorg og aftur til vinstri, me\u00f0 vor Fr\u00faarkirkju \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd, inn eftir St\u00fad\u00edustr\u00e6ti og inn \u00ed St\u00fad\u00edugar\u00f0innn vi\u00f0 h\u00fas n\u00famer sex. \u00dear er lagadeild \u00feessa forna sk\u00f3la og hefur lengi veri\u00f0. Sest inn \u00e1 skrifstofu m\u00edna og horfi \u00fat \u00ed gar\u00f0inn, \u00feann sama og Alf Ross, Vinding Kruse, Stephan Hurwitz, von Eyben og Bernhard Gomard, og m\u00f6rg fleiri \u201eidol\u201c minna eigin pr\u00f3fessora vi\u00f0 lagadeild, horf\u00f0u \u00fat \u00ed, er \u00feeir litu upp \u00far s\u00ednum fr\u00e6\u00f0um, r\u00e9tt eins og \u00feeirra eigin \u201eidol\u201c ger\u00f0u \u00e1 undan \u00feeim. \u00deannig er sagan \u00e1 vissan h\u00e1tt \u00ed r\u00f6kr\u00e9ttu samhengi hlutanna, \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan s\u00e9 \u201et\u00edmask\u00f6kk\u201c, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er sj\u00e1lfan mig var\u00f0ar, verandi inn\u00e1 \u00feessum gamla kont\u00f3r \u00ed st\u00f3li kennara, \u00fear sem margir a\u00f0rir \u00cdslendingar hef\u00f0u \u00e1tt a\u00f0 vera l\u00f6ngu \u00e1 undan m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
En heimahagarnir toga, eins og l\u00f6ngum fyrr \u00ed \u00cdslendinga \u00ed H\u00f6fn, heimahagarnir \u00fear sem \u00e1 \u201e ... mornana og kv\u00f6ldin voru t\u00fanin svo gr\u00e6n a\u00f0 \u00feau voru rau\u00f0 og \u00e1 daginn var v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttan svo bl\u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00fan var gr\u00e6n\u201c svo s\u00f3ttur s\u00e9 innbl\u00e1stur \u00ed Parad\u00edsarheimt.<\/p>\n
En \u00fear er fyrir ey\u00f0ikot.<\/p>\n
Og \u00e1fram heldur Laxness:<\/p>\n
\u201eVegfarandi nokkur s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00f3kunnur ma\u00f0ur er tekinn til a\u00f0 laspra vi\u00f0 gar\u00f0ana \u00ed \u00feessu ey\u00f0ikoti.<\/p>\n
Hver ert \u00fe\u00fa, spyr \u00feessi fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n
Hinn svarar: \u00c9g er s\u00e1 ma\u00f0ur sem heimti aftur Parad\u00eds eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i leingi veri\u00f0 t\u00fdnd, og gaf hana b\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum.<\/p>\n
Hva\u00f0 er sl\u00edkur ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vilja h\u00e9r, spur\u00f0i vegfarandinn.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g hef fundi\u00f0 sannleikann og \u00fea\u00f0 land \u00fear sem hann b\u00fdr, \u00e1r\u00e9tta\u00f0i vegghle\u00f0sluma\u00f0urinn. \u00dea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 v\u00edsu allmikils vert. En n\u00fa skiftir mestu m\u00e1li a\u00f0 reisa vi\u00f0 aftur \u00feennan vallargar\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n
(Tilefni: Hei\u00f0ursgestur \u00e1 \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Orators, f\u00e9lags laganema vi\u00f0 H\u00cd 16. feb. 2016)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c1g\u00e6tu laganemar. M\u00e9r er hei\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00feiggja bo\u00f0 um a\u00f0 vera hei\u00f0ursgestur \u00e1 \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Orators, f\u00e9lags laganema vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Orator hefur \u00ed \u00e1ratugi veri\u00f0 eitt \u00f6flugasta st\u00fadentaf\u00e9lag landsins og get \u00e9g me\u00f0 allg\u00f3\u00f0ri samvisku sagt a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi … Continue reading