\u00dea\u00f0 er mi\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in vir\u00f0ist vera a\u00f0 missa gestrisnina, vinalegheitin. F\u00f3lk er meira uppteki\u00f0 af sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r en \u00fea\u00f0 var. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0in sem \u00e9g kynntist og elska\u00f0i er a\u00f0 hverfa.<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

\u00deetta sag\u00f0i erlendur fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00ed upphafi tuttugustu aldar. Skrifa\u00f0 eftir minni svo or\u00f0in hafa eflaust skolast til, en merkingin er s\u00fa sama. Hann haf\u00f0i fer\u00f0ast um landi\u00f0 \u00e1 seinni hluta n\u00edtj\u00e1ndu aldar, honum var alls sta\u00f0arteki\u00f0 vel. Fer\u00f0alangurinn f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a og halla h\u00f6f\u00f0inu. \u00dea\u00f0 skipti engu m\u00e1li hversu f\u00e1t\u00e6kt f\u00f3lki\u00f0 var, alltaf var eitthva\u00f0 afl\u00f6gu fyrir \u00fereyttan og svangan fer\u00f0alang. \u00deetta haf\u00f0i allt breyst nokkrum \u00e1rum seinna.<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 er erfitt a\u00f0 segja til um \u00fea\u00f0 hver \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0areinkenni \u00edslendinga eru. Erum vi\u00f0 pirru\u00f0u v\u00edkingarnir sem \u00feoldu ekki ofr\u00edki \u00ed Noregi? Erum vi\u00f0 \u00edrsku \u00fer\u00e6larnir sem teknir voru me\u00f0 \u00e1 fer\u00f0inni yfir hafi\u00f0? Erum vi\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem f\u00f3r arkandi yfir h\u00f6f\u00f0ann til a\u00f0 h\u00f6ggva fj\u00f6lskylduna \u00e1 n\u00e6sta b\u00e6 \u00ed spa\u00f0? Erum vi\u00f0 aumingjarnir sem h\u00faktu \u00ed moldarkofunum \u00ed aldara\u00f0ir, e\u00f0a hetjurnar sem lif\u00f0u kuldaskei\u00f0in af \u00ed s\u00e1tt og samlyndi me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum? Sama f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00fear \u00e1 fer\u00f0. Erum vi\u00f0 kannski kirkjunnar menn sem drekktu konum og s\u00f6rgu\u00f0u hausana af m\u00f6nnum sem leyf\u00f0u s\u00e9r a\u00f0 elskast \u00ed \u00f3\u00fe\u00f6kk gu\u00f0s e\u00f0a konungs?<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

Ef fer\u00f0alanginum erlenda er treystandi, vorum vi\u00f0 gestrisin og vingjarnleg \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 ofanver\u00f0ri n\u00edtj\u00e1ndu \u00f6ld. \u00dev\u00ed tr\u00fai \u00e9g vel. Elsta f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem \u00e9g kynntist \u00ed \u00e6sku var f\u00e6tt um og eftir 1880. S\u00f6gurnar sem \u00e9g heyr\u00f0i hj\u00e1 langafa, sem f\u00e6ddur var 1893, l\u00fdstu sveitaf\u00f3lki sem st\u00f3\u00f0 saman, ger\u00f0i at \u00ed hvoru \u00f6\u00f0ru og reyndi a\u00f0 sn\u00faa \u00e1 s\u00fdslumann \u00feegar v\u00edntunnurnar \u00far str\u00f6ndu\u00f0u skipunum r\u00e1ku \u00e1 land. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 voru erjur h\u00e9r og \u00fear, en af l\u00fdsingunum a\u00f0 d\u00e6ma voru \u00fe\u00e6r yfirleitt sakleysislegar og ger\u00f0ar upp \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00ed \u00f3efni f\u00f3r.<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 sem eftir situr er a\u00f0 \u00cdsland hafi veri\u00f0 hart og kalt, en f\u00f3lk hafi reytt sig \u00e1 hvert anna\u00f0 til a\u00f0 lifa af.<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

Vi\u00f0 erum svo f\u00e1 og vi\u00f0 b\u00faum \u00ed svo fallegu og gj\u00f6fulu landi. Vi\u00f0 eigum svo r\u00edka s\u00f6gu og vi\u00f0 erum \u00f6ll skyld. Vi\u00f0 getum haft \u00fea\u00f0 svo gott ef vi\u00f0 nennum. Verstu t\u00edmabil \u00edslandss\u00f6gunnar voru \u00feegar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in st\u00f3\u00f0 ekki saman. N\u00e1tt\u00faruhamfarir og ve\u00f0urfar ger\u00f0u okkur oft erfitt fyrir, en verst var \u00feegar vi\u00f0 svikum okkur sj\u00e1lf. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 l\u00e9tum n\u00e1grannaerjur fara svo \u00far b\u00f6ndunum a\u00f0 heilu fj\u00f6lskyldurnar voru myrtar, \u00feegar vi\u00f0 leyf\u00f0um einokunarversluninni a\u00f0 svelta okkur \u00ed hel, \u00feegar tortryggni og vantraust skygg\u00f0u okkur s\u00fdn.<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

\u00cdsland tuttugustu aldarinnar var yfirbor\u00f0skennt og \u00fea\u00f0 d\u00f3 \u00ed okt\u00f3ber 2008. \u00deetta var s\u00e1rsaukafullur dau\u00f0dagi. \u00dea\u00f0 er or\u00f0i\u00f0 algerlega lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur ekki aftur sn\u00fai\u00f0. Gamla kerfi\u00f0 er dautt. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum n\u00fdtt kerfi sem virkar og tekur mi\u00f0 af f\u00f3lkinu \u00ed landinu, ekki hagna\u00f0art\u00f6lum. En n\u00fdja \u00cdsland kemur ekki a\u00f0 ofan. \u00dev\u00ed er ekki \u00fatdeilt af stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lam\u00f6nnum og r\u00edku k\u00f6llunum. \u00dea\u00f0 kemur heldur ekki a\u00f0 utan \u00ed formi fj\u00e1rhagsa\u00f0sto\u00f0ar, ESB e\u00f0a kanadadollars.<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

Vi\u00f0 erum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0um sj\u00e1lf hvernig \u00cdsland 21. aldarinnar mun ver\u00f0a. Hva\u00f0 viljum vi\u00f0? Sturlunga\u00f6ld e\u00f0a endurreisn \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 st\u00f6ndum saman? Viljum vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lag \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 v\u00f6knum vi\u00f0 sver\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed brj\u00f3sti okkar e\u00f0a viljum vi\u00f0 samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00fear sem f\u00f3lk hleypur til \u00feegar n\u00e1granninn \u00fearf \u00e1 hj\u00e1lp a\u00f0 halda?<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

Vi\u00f0 eigum hvoru tveggja til \u00ed okkur. \u00dea\u00f0 er okkar a\u00f0 velja hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 viljum.<\/div>\n\t

\r\n\t