D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn bau\u00f0st fyrir nokkrum vikum til a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0a vi\u00f0 lj\u00f3sast\u00fdringar \u00e1 \u201eFi\u00f0laranum \u00e1 \u00feakinu\u201c sem unglingaleikh\u00fas \u00ed St. Paul’s Episcopal Church er a\u00f0 setja upp. Bo\u00f0i hennar var teki\u00f0 fagnandi en \u00feegar h\u00fan m\u00e6tti \u00e1 sta\u00f0inn f\u00e9kk h\u00fan munnlegan lista yfir lj\u00f3sab\u00fana\u00f0inn sem til var og spur\u00f0 hvernig h\u00fan vildi vinna verki\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Einhvers sta\u00f0ar \u00ed samt\u00f6lum haf\u00f0i or\u00f0i\u00f0 misskilningur. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn sem bau\u00f0st til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa, \u00fev\u00ed hana langa\u00f0i til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 og l\u00e6ra, var skyndilega or\u00f0in s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur, \u00e1tti a\u00f0 taka \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir og sj\u00e1 um uppsetningar sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i aldrei \u00e1\u00f0ur annast.<\/p>\n
\u00deetta er svo sem ekki \u00f3algengar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur, s\u00e9r \u00ed lagi \u00ed sm\u00e6rri samf\u00e9l\u00f6gum eins og \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Einhver s\u00fdnir \u00e1huga \u00e1 a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa til og skyndilega standa \u00f6ll spj\u00f3t \u00e1 vi\u00f0komandi. \u00deegar \u00fea\u00f0 gerist, \u00fe\u00e1 er st\u00f3ra spurningin hvernig brug\u00f0ist er vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar vi\u00f0 finnum okkur sj\u00e1lf \u00ed dj\u00fapu lauginni er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 \u00e1 mismunandi vegu. Sumir gr\u00edpa \u00ed n\u00e6sta mann, hanga \u00e1 honum e\u00f0a toga hann ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 s\u00e9r. A\u00f0rir ba\u00f0a \u00fat \u00f6llum \u00f6ngum, hr\u00f3pa, kalla og \u00f6skra, \u00f3n\u00e1\u00f0a f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem er a\u00f0 synda s\u00ednar venjulegu fer\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n
S\u00ed\u00f0an eru \u00feeir sem leitast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a s\u00e9r \u00fat um a\u00f0sto\u00f0, lesa s\u00e9r til, m\u00e6ta verkefnunum me\u00f0 au\u00f0m\u00fdkt, tala vi\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed kringum sig \u00ed r\u00f3legheitum og vinsemd. Sl\u00edkt f\u00f3lk skammast s\u00edn ekki fyrir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna \u00feekkingarleysi, heldur kemur fram \u00ed einl\u00e6gni og leitar uppl\u00fdsinganna sem skortir.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g hef lent \u00ed dj\u00fapu lauginni nokkrum sinnum, teki\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r verkefni sem \u00e9g hef illa r\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 vi\u00f0. M\u00edn fyrstu vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 eru oft \u00feau a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 einhverjum \u00f6\u00f0rum til a\u00f0 \u00e1saka, \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 horfast \u00ed augu vi\u00f0 eigin vanm\u00e1tt.\u00a0\u00cd einhverjum tilfellum hef \u00e9g \u00feurft yfirmenn sem hafa gripi\u00f0 inn \u00ed og haldi\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00e1 floti. En stundum tekst m\u00e9r a\u00f0 staldra vi\u00f0 n\u00e6gilega lengi og endurskilgreina verkefni\u00f0 svo \u00e9g r\u00e1\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0. \u00c9g n\u00e6 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvar mig skortir a\u00f0sto\u00f0 og yfirleitt finn \u00e9g einhvern sem getur dregi\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 landi.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar yfirmenn lenda \u00ed dj\u00fapu lauginni, \u00fe\u00e1 skortir oft a\u00f0haldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ofan. \u00deegar yfirmenn skortir yfirs\u00fdn og sk\u00fdr markmi\u00f0, er oft \u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0um engin auglj\u00f3s l\u00edfl\u00edna a\u00f0 landi og \u00fea\u00f0 sem meira er, t\u00edminn til a\u00f0 setjast ni\u00f0ur og endurskilgreina st\u00f6\u00f0una vir\u00f0ist ekki til sta\u00f0ar. \u00cd sl\u00edkum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um ver\u00f0ur rei\u00f0i og vanl\u00ed\u00f0an au\u00f0veldlega ofan \u00e1.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar dj\u00fapa laugin er of dj\u00fap, t\u00edminn er of naumur og lausnir ekki \u00ed n\u00e1nd, \u00fe\u00e1 er eins og eina lei\u00f0in s\u00e9 a\u00f0 finna s\u00f6kud\u00f3lg. Kannski er s\u00f6kinni skellt \u00e1 undirmanninn sem hl\u00fd\u00f0ir ekki, fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lamanninn sem spyr vitlausra spurninga e\u00f0a ranns\u00f3knarsk\u00fdrsluna sem opinberar mist\u00f6kin og \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0aleysi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er ekkert \u00f3e\u00f0lilegt vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0aleysi og erfi\u00f0leikar lei\u00f0i til rei\u00f0i og vanl\u00ed\u00f0unar \u00feegar vi\u00f0 f\u00e1umst vi\u00f0 verkefni sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6ndlum ekki. M\u00e9r finnst hins vegar alltaf jafn sorglegt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 gerast.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar \u00far\u00e6\u00f0aleysi\u00f0 br\u00fdst fram \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpsvi\u00f0tali vi\u00f0 fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra, sem r\u00e6\u00f0ur ekki vi\u00f0 a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur, \u00fe\u00e1 finn \u00e9g til. \u00c9g finn til me\u00f0 Sigmundi Dav\u00ed\u00f0, \u00e9g finn til me\u00f0 G\u00edsla Marteini og s\u00ed\u00f0ast en ekki s\u00edst finn \u00e9g til me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni, sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 b\u00faa vi\u00f0 \u00f3\u00f6ryggi og \u00f3vissuna sem fylgir \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0aleysinu.<\/p>\n
D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn er ekki yfirma\u00f0ur \u00e1 leiks\u00fdningunni. H\u00fan veit vel a\u00f0 h\u00fan m\u00e1 leita s\u00e9r r\u00e1\u00f0gjafar um lj\u00f3sast\u00fdringar og -uppsetningar. \u00c9g vona a\u00f0 Sigmundur Dav\u00ed\u00f0 geri \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edka. Hann staldri vi\u00f0, finni h\u00e6fa r\u00e1\u00f0gjafa, hlusti og vi\u00f0urkenni vanm\u00e1tt sinn \u00ed \u00feeim fl\u00f3knu verkefnum sem hann stendur frammi fyrir \u00e1 hverjum degi. \u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0uglega leita a\u00f0 s\u00f6k annars sta\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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