Trillukarlarnir eru komir \u00e1 stj\u00e1, og b\u00e1tarnir farnir a\u00f0 h\u00f3sta \u00fat \u00ed logni\u00f0. Hva\u00f0 er betra \u00ed \u00feessari n\u00f3ttlausu voraldarver\u00f6ld en a\u00f0 vera trillukarl? \u00c9g vir\u00f0i fyrir m\u00e9r, hvernig stefni\u00f0 kl\u00fdfur sl\u00e9ttan haffl\u00f6tinn og s\u00f3largeislarnir velta s\u00e9r \u00ed kj\u00f6lfarinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g finn hamingjuna hr\u00edslast fram \u00ed fingurg\u00f3ma.<\/p>\n
Svona skrifa\u00f0i \u00e9g s\u00ed\u00f0asta vori\u00f0 mitt \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i 1978. \u00c1tta \u00e1rum \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i \u00e9g og J\u00f3n Baldvin og b\u00f6rnin okkar flutt vestur. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00famlega \u00fer\u00edtug, hann kennari \u00ed gagg\u00f3, sem \u00e6tla\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra. \u00c9g var dansari og leikari vi\u00f0 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0leikh\u00fas \u00cdslendinga \u2013 og \u00e1tti m\u00e9r st\u00f3ra drauma l\u00edka.<\/p>\n
J\u00f3ni Baldvini haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 fali\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hlutverk \u2013 eiginlega alveg \u00f3v\u00e6nt \u2013 af heimam\u00f6nnum a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 f\u00f3t menntask\u00f3la \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i \u2013 sem var reyndar heimab\u00e6r hans. \u00deegar hann kom til \u00cdsafjar\u00f0ar \u00feetta fyrsta sumar \u2013 einn til a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0 \u2013 bi\u00f0u hans \u00e6rin verkefni. \u00cd fyrsta lagi var ekkert h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i, engir kennarar og \u00fear af lei\u00f0andi engir nemendur. Fyrstu \u00fatgj\u00f6ld sk\u00f3lans voru \u00fevottafata, skr\u00fabbur og Ajax \u00fevottaefni. Hann haf\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 inni \u00ed gamla barnask\u00f3lah\u00fasinu vi\u00f0 A\u00f0alstr\u00e6ti.
\n\u00dea\u00f0 var sem sagt byrja\u00f0 fr\u00e1 grunni.<\/p>\n
N\u00fa, \u00feetta s\u00ed\u00f0asta sumar mitt \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i, var menntask\u00f3linn or\u00f0inn a\u00f0 200 manna stofnun, kominn \u00ed eigi\u00f0 h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 segja heimavistina \u2013 en \u00fea\u00f0 var enn\u00fe\u00e1 kennt \u00ed gamla barnask\u00f3lah\u00fasinu.<\/p>\n
H\u00e1punktur veru minnar fyrir vestan var \u00e1ri\u00f0, sem \u00e9g var sk\u00f3lameistari ,1976-1977. \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edka alveg \u00f3v\u00e6nt. J\u00f3n Baldvin haf\u00f0i allt \u00ed einu fengi\u00f0 Fulbright styrk til vetursetu vi\u00f0 Harvard h\u00e1sk\u00f3la og var \u00e1 f\u00f6rum. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i kennt vi\u00f0 sk\u00f3lann alveg fr\u00e1 byrjun og veri\u00f0 sk\u00f3lameistara innan handar \u00ed st\u00f3ru og sm\u00e1u. R\u00e1\u00f0herra menntam\u00e1la, Vilhj\u00e1lmur Hj\u00e1lmarsson, frams\u00f3knarma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 austan og hinn mesti lj\u00faflingur, s\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed enga \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til a\u00f0 hafna \u00feeirri hugmynd, a\u00f0 fr\u00fain t\u00e6ki a\u00f0 s\u00e9r stj\u00f3rn sk\u00f3lans \u00ed fjarveru eiginmannsins. Hann ger\u00f0i s\u00e9r meira a\u00f0 segja erindi vestur til \u00feess a\u00f0 kynnast okkur \u00f6gn \u2013 og kannski til a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra sj\u00e1lfan sig um, a\u00f0 hann ger\u00f0i r\u00e9tt me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 setja mig \u00ed svo \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingarmiki\u00f0 starf.<\/p>\n
M\u00e9r er enn \u00ed huga tilfinningin, sem greip mig, \u00feegar \u00e9g gekk \u00ed fyrsta sinn inn \u00ed gamla sk\u00f3lah\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00feetta haust me\u00f0 stresst\u00f6sku sk\u00f3lameistara \u00ed handarkrikanum. Nemendur st\u00f3\u00f0u me\u00f0 tv\u00edr\u00e6tt bros \u00e1 v\u00f6r beggja megin gangsins, eins og \u00feeir vissu ekki almennilega, hvort \u00feeir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 taka \u00feetta n\u00fdja hlutverk mitt alvarlega. \u00c9g var l\u00edka h\u00e1lffeimin. En \u00e9g var ekki kv\u00ed\u00f0in. Og \u00e9g var alveg me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 alveg \u00e1 hreinu, hvernig \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna og hva\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 gera \u00feennan vetur. \u00c9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 vera r\u00e9tts\u00fdn, \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 vera sanngj\u00f6rn \u2013 og \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 vera gl\u00f6\u00f0. (\u00de\u00f3 svo a\u00f0 \u00e9g gr\u00e9ti \u00ed koddann minn \u00e1 hverju kv\u00f6ldi \u2013 ein og yfirgefin).<\/p>\n
Og \u00feetta var gle\u00f0ilegur vetur. \u00dea\u00f0 var engu l\u00edkara en a\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i nemendur og kennarar v\u00e6ru samm\u00e1la um, a\u00f0 allt \u00e6tti a\u00f0 ganga vel. \u00dea\u00f0 var eins og allir st\u00e6\u00f0u me\u00f0 m\u00e9r, l\u00edka b\u00e6jarb\u00faar, sem \u00e1ttu \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 til a\u00f0 agn\u00faast \u00fat \u00ed \u00feetta svokalla\u00f0a menntaf\u00f3lk a\u00f0 sunnan, sem aldrei ynni handtak og f\u00e6ri yfirleitt aldrei \u00far sparif\u00f6tunum.<\/p>\n
Alltaf var jafngaman a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00ed sk\u00f3lann \u00e1 morgnana, byrja \u00e1 r\u00f3tsterku kaffi, spjalla vi\u00f0 nemendur og kennara, vera lj\u00faf en samt str\u00f6ng, halda aga en vera samt sanngj\u00f6rn. Fyrir m\u00e9r voru kennslustundir eins og \u00feaulskipulag\u00f0ar leiks\u00fdningar, \u00fear sem \u00e9g l\u00e9k \u00e1 m\u00f3ti nemendum, f\u00e9kk \u00fe\u00e1 til a\u00f0 tileinka s\u00e9r beygingar \u00f3reglulegra franskra sagna \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 taka eftir \u00fev\u00ed. \u00c9g naut \u00feess a\u00f0 lei\u00f0beina, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e9g dr\u00e6gi verulega \u00far \u00fev\u00ed \u00feennan annasama vetur.<\/p>\n
Kennarar og a\u00f0rir starfsmenn voru afbrag\u00f0 annarra manna \u2013 enda s\u00e9rvaldir af J\u00f3ni Baldvini. \u00deeir st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9tt a\u00f0 baki m\u00e9r og voru vinir \u00ed raun, \u00feegar \u00e1 reyndi. Herd\u00eds H\u00fcbner, \u00fe\u00e1 ritari sk\u00f3lans og hvers manns huglj\u00fafi, er l\u00edklega s\u00fa eina \u00far \u00feessum h\u00f3pi, sem enn er b\u00fasett \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i.<\/p>\n
Gestir voru t\u00ed\u00f0ir, b\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 sunnan og nor\u00f0an, fyrirlesarar, leikh\u00f3par og \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttafr\u00edk. \u00dea\u00f0 voru haldnar veislur, stundum drukki\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00f3fi en aldrei til vansa. \u00c9g braut reglur og leyf\u00f0i l\u00e9tt v\u00edn \u00e1 samkomum sk\u00f3lans \u00feennan vetur. M\u00e9r leiddust fl\u00f6skur undir bor\u00f0um og frammi \u00e1 kl\u00f3setti e\u00f0a \u00fati \u00ed b\u00edl \u2013 allt \u00feetta pukur og fyllir\u00ed. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i: \u00c9g veit \u00fei\u00f0 drekki\u00f0, og \u00e9g get ekki komi\u00f0 \u00ed veg fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. En \u00fe\u00e1 vil \u00e9g l\u00edka, a\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 geri\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir allra augum og \u00ed h\u00f3fi. \u00dei\u00f0 megi\u00f0 hafa me\u00f0 ykkur l\u00e9tt v\u00edn og setja fl\u00f6skurnar \u00e1 bor\u00f0i\u00f0 \u2013 ekki undir bor\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00deetta gekk. Samkomurnar voru okkur til s\u00f3ma. E\u00f0a \u00e9g man ekki anna\u00f0! Og enginn ama\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 \u00feessari upp\u00e1tekt minni.<\/p>\n
Bara einu sinn reyndi verulega \u00e1 sanngirni og r\u00e9tts\u00fdni sk\u00f3lameistara \u00feennan vetur. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00ed eina skipti\u00f0, sem m\u00e9r var verulega brug\u00f0i\u00f0, og \u00e9g \u00e1tti erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir. Allt \u00ed einu sat \u00e9g uppi me\u00f0 h\u00f3p nemenda, sem m\u00e9r bar skylda til a\u00f0 reka \u2013 \u00fe.e.a.s. af heimavistinni. \u00deetta var r\u00e9tt fyrir j\u00f3l, pr\u00f3fum loki\u00f0 og allir \u00e1 heimlei\u00f0. \u00de\u00e1 ger\u00f0i vont ve\u00f0ur, og \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki flogi\u00f0. Allir duttu \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0! Nema hva\u00f0!<\/p>\n
N\u00e6stu n\u00f3tt kom til \u00e1taka. H\u00f3pur rummungsstr\u00e1ka braust inn til st\u00falknanna \u2013 sem voru reyndar bara tv\u00e6r \u2013 m\u00f6lva\u00f0i allt sem \u00e1 vegi var\u00f0, gluggap\u00f3sta, hur\u00f0ir, kl\u00f3sett og vaska. A\u00f0koman var skelfileg. Gu\u00f0mundur \u00d3lafsson, g\u00f3\u00f0ur vinur, \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttakennari og v\u00f6r\u00f0ur \u00e1 heimavist, vakti mig snemma morguns og sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 atbur\u00f0um n\u00e6turinnar. Honum var verulega brug\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 t\u00f3ku miklar yfirheyrslur, sem v\u00f6ru\u00f0u lengi. Hinir seku b\u00e1ru vi\u00f0 minnisleysi og voru ekki beint i\u00f0randi. \u00deeim fannst samt sanngjarnt a\u00f0 borga ska\u00f0ann og taka \u00fat s\u00edna refsingu, hver svo sem h\u00fan yr\u00f0i. S\u00ed\u00f0an haf\u00f0i \u00e9g samband vi\u00f0 foreldra og hlusta\u00f0i af mikilli \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feeirra raunir. \u00c9g s\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir m\u00e9r eftir samt\u00f6l vi\u00f0 a\u00f0standendur, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i ekki sanngjarnt og ekki r\u00e9ttl\u00e1tt a\u00f0 v\u00edsa \u00feessu unga f\u00f3lki \u00far sk\u00f3la. Vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 yr\u00f0i ekki leyst \u00e1 \u00feann h\u00e1tt. \u00dea\u00f0 mundi bara f\u00e6rast eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 allir g\u00e6tu komi\u00f0 aftur eftir j\u00f3l og haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram n\u00e1mi. \u00dea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i meiri hj\u00e1lp \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed en a\u00f0 reka \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fat \u00e1 g\u00f6tu \u2013 \u00fat \u00ed \u00f3vissuna. \u00dea\u00f0 kom l\u00edka \u00e1 daginn, a\u00f0 \u00e9g ger\u00f0i r\u00e9tt. \u00d6ll st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00feau sig \u00e1 vor\u00f6nninni og brug\u00f0ust ekki \u00fev\u00ed trausti, sem \u00e9g s\u00fdndi \u00feeim.<\/p>\n
N\u00fa, fj\u00f6rut\u00edu \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar, hugsa \u00e9g me\u00f0 s\u00f6knu\u00f0i til \u00feessa t\u00edma. \u00cdsafjar\u00f0ar\u00e1rin voru m\u00e9r eins og sk\u00f3li , n\u00e1m sem m\u00e9r hefur reynst vel \u00e1 li\u00f0inni \u00e6vi \u2013 og sk\u00f3lameistara\u00e1ri\u00f0 var umbunin, lokahnykkurinn, sem \u00e9g er hreykin af og \u00feakkl\u00e1t fyrir. \u00c9g er ykkur \u00feakkl\u00e1t fyrir a\u00f0 hafa teki\u00f0 m\u00e9r af skilningi og \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i sem lei\u00f0beinandi ykkar \u00e1 loka\u00e1ri \u00ed Menntask\u00f3lanum \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g man ekki vel, hvernig r\u00e6\u00f0a m\u00edn hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i, daginn sem \u00fei\u00f0 \u00fatskrifu\u00f0ust. En mig minnir samt, a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi tala\u00f0 um hamingjuna, hvar hennar v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 leita, og hvort h\u00fan tengdist eitthva\u00f0 \u00feessu pr\u00f3fi, sem \u00fei\u00f0 voru\u00f0 a\u00f0 lj\u00faka. Mundi \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e6ra ykkur hamingju? E\u00f0a l\u00e9tta ykkur leitina a\u00f0 henni?<\/p>\n
Og hvar er svo \u00feessi hamingja? Allir eru a\u00f0 fara Su\u00f0ur \u00ed leit a\u00f0 hamingju. Allir eru \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til \u00fatlanda \u00ed leit a\u00f0 hamingju. Vi\u00f0 fer\u00f0umst um allan heiminn, en finnum aldrei \u00fea\u00f0, sem vi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0. En \u00e9g segi bara vi\u00f0 ykkur, s\u00f3lr\u00edkur vormorgunn \u00e1 l\u00edtilli b\u00e6jarbryggju fyrir vestan kennir okkur \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 hamingjan er h\u00e9r og n\u00fa.<\/p>\n
H\u00fan b\u00fdr \u00ed \u00fe\u00ednu eigin hjarta. Vi\u00f0 leitum langt yfir skammt.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fyrir fj\u00f6rut\u00edu \u00e1rum \u00fatskrifa\u00f0i \u00e9g gl\u00e6silegan h\u00f3p st\u00fadenta fr\u00e1 Menntask\u00f3lanum \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i. \u00cd dag fagnar \u00feessi sami h\u00f3pur t\u00edmam\u00f3tum \u00e1 sama sta\u00f0. \u00c9g sakna \u00feess a\u00f0 vera ekki me\u00f0 \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 mundi hafa veri\u00f0 gaman \u2013 en l\u00e6t m\u00e9r n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 senda hamingju\u00f3skir fr\u00e1 fjarl\u00e6gum sl\u00f3\u00f0um og l\u00e6t me\u00f0fylgjandi texta fylgja:<\/p>\n
HUGSA\u00d0 VESTUR<\/B><\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er vor vi\u00f0 Dumbshaf. Dagur og n\u00f3tt renna saman \u00ed annarlegri birtu n\u00e6turinnar. T\u00edminn stendur \u00ed sta\u00f0. \u00c9g sit fremst \u00e1 g\u00f6mlu b\u00e6jarbryggjunni. H\u00fan er a\u00f0 ni\u00f0urlotum komin og l\u00f6ngu h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 vera nafli \u00feessa litla b\u00e6jarf\u00e9lags. Tveir \u00fe\u00f6glir m\u00e1var h\u00faka hvor \u00e1 s\u00ednum stampi, b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00feess a\u00f0 b\u00e6rinn vakni og gefi \u00feeim eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed svanginn. \u00c9g er a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00feess, a\u00f0 andinn komi yfir mig.
\nH\u00e9rna sitjum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll \u00ferj\u00fa \u2013 og horfum \u00f3\u00fereyjufull yfir sofandi b\u00e6inn, \u00feessa \u00f3samst\u00e6\u00f0u h\u00fasa\u00feyrpingu, sem vir\u00f0ist eins og \u00f6grun vi\u00f0 veggbr\u00f6tt fj\u00f6llin til beggja handa. \u00dea\u00f0 b\u00e6rist ekki h\u00e1r \u00e1 h\u00f6f\u00f0i. Ni\u00f0ri \u00ed fj\u00f6rugrj\u00f3tinu eru tveir \u00e1stsj\u00fakir kettir a\u00f0 teygja \u00far s\u00e9r morgunhrollinn. Annar \u00feeirra er me\u00f0 bl\u00e1tt band um h\u00e1lsinn. Skyldi hann ekki f\u00e1 sk\u00f6mm \u00ed hattinn, \u00feegar hann sn\u00fdr heim eftir \u00e6vint\u00fdri n\u00e6turinnar! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-greinar_og_vidtol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":508,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions\/508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}