\u00deegar \u00e9g var krakki efa\u00f0ist \u00e9g um tilvist gu\u00f0d\u00f3msins. Samt \u00e1leit \u00e9g a\u00f0 Jes\u00fas v\u00e6ri soldi\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ur g\u00e6i. Fannst t\u00f6ff hj\u00e1 honum a\u00f0 ganga berserksgang \u00feegar kaupmennirnir l\u00f6g\u00f0u musteri\u00f0 undir sig og snj\u00f6ll redding a\u00f0 gjalda keisaranum \u00fea\u00f0 sem keisarans er.\u00a0Reyndar held \u00e9g \u00ed dag a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi fyrst og fremst hrifist af \u00feessu sandalahippa \u00fatliti sem listamenn hafa gefi\u00f0 honum \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g v\u00e6ri \u00ed a\u00f0ra r\u00f6ndina skotin \u00ed honum, fannst m\u00e9r margar af bibl\u00edus\u00f6gunum benda til \u00feess a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tiskenndin v\u00e6ri eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 reiki hj\u00e1 honum blessu\u00f0um.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g man t.d. \u00feegar \u00e9g var 10-11 \u00e1ra og las s\u00f6guna um tollheimtumanninn og Far\u00edseann. \u00c9g hitna\u00f0i \u00ed v\u00f6ngum af blyg\u00f0un \u00feegar \u00e9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sam\u00fa\u00f0 m\u00edn var me\u00f0 Far\u00edseanum. H\u00e9lt fyrst a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hlyti a\u00f0 vera eitthva\u00f0 athugavert vi\u00f0 mig.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g var semsagt Far\u00edsei. Pabbi minn og br\u00e6\u00f0ur hans h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 \u00ed millilandasiglingum og m\u00edn mynd af tollheimtumanni var vi\u00f0bj\u00f3\u00f0slegt sn\u00edkjud\u00fdr sem ruddist ni\u00f0ur \u00ed skipin, gramsa\u00f0i \u00ed eigum sj\u00f3manna og ger\u00f0i uppt\u00e6kt \u00fdmiskomnar f\u00edner\u00ed sem \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u keypt \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum. \u00c9g vissi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1tti eiginlega ekki taka me\u00f0 s\u00e9r v\u00f6rur til landsins nema borga aukalega en \u00e9g vissi l\u00edka a\u00f0 „tollarakvikindin“ t\u00f3ku g\u00f3ssi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfir og f\u00f3ru me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 heim. \u00deeir m\u00e1ttu \u00fea\u00f0 ekki en sj\u00f3mennirnir s\u00f6g\u00f0u ekkert \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00feurft a\u00f0 borga sekt. \u00c9g s\u00e1 tollarakvikindin fyrir m\u00e9r, bera me\u00f0 s\u00e9r heim fulla kassa af su\u00f0r\u00e6num \u00e1v\u00f6xtum, bl\u00e6v\u00e6ngjum, \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0b\u00faningad\u00fakkum, s\u00e6lg\u00e6ti og skartgripum. Brenniv\u00edn og t\u00f3bak var ekki inni \u00ed myndinni, enda var\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feess ekki v\u00f6r a\u00f0 pabbi k\u00e6mi me\u00f0 sl\u00edkt \u00far s\u00ednum fer\u00f0um.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g skildi Far\u00edseann. Var sj\u00e1lf dau\u00f0fegin a\u00f0 l\u00edkjast ekki \u00feeim sem \u00e9g flokka\u00f0i sem sk\u00edtakaraktera. \u00c9g leit t.d. ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 heimtufreka krakka sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u sitt fram me\u00f0 \u00f3\u00feekkt og d\u00f3naskap. \u00d6llu meiri var \u00fe\u00f3 fyrirlitning m\u00edn \u00e1 b\u00f6rnum sem f\u00f3ru illa me\u00f0 d\u00fdr. M\u00e9r fannst reyndar margir krakkar vera l\u00edtilm\u00f3tleg sk\u00edtsei\u00f0i og haf\u00f0i oft lofa\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a aldrei eins og tiltekin b\u00f6rn sem \u00e9g \u00feekkti. Tollarakvikindin setti \u00e9g \u00ed h\u00f3p me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3fum, fyllik\u00f6llum, d\u00fdran\u00ed\u00f0ingum og g\u00f6tustr\u00e1kum og -stelpum sem reyktu og hrekktu sm\u00e1b\u00f6rn.<\/p>\n
Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g hugsa\u00f0i lengur um s\u00f6guna, fannst m\u00e9r bo\u00f0skapur hennar undarlegri. \u00c9g gat ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 neitt rangt vi\u00f0 afst\u00f6\u00f0u Far\u00edseans. \u00c9g s\u00e1 ekki einusinni a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri haldinn neinum s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum hroka. Var hann ekki einmitt a\u00f0 \u00feakka Gu\u00f0i fyrir a\u00f0 vera ekki sami drullusokkurinn og tollheimtuma\u00f0urinn? Hann var ekki a\u00f0 \u00feakka sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 heldur leit hann svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri st\u00e1lheppinn a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 \u00fathluta\u00f0 sk\u00e1rra innr\u00e6ti. Reyndar taldi \u00e9g l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i auk \u00feess teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 afst\u00f6\u00f0u sj\u00e1lfur a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 haga s\u00e9r eins og ma\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n
Og \u00feessi tollheimtumannsaumingi -vertu m\u00e9r syndugum l\u00edknsamur- bla…\u00a0Hversvegna t\u00f3k \u00feessi svikarefur sig ekki saman \u00ed andlitinu og h\u00e6tti a\u00f0 stela \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 v\u00e6la yfir \u00fev\u00ed? Ef hann var \u00ed alv\u00f6runni svona lei\u00f0ur yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera syndaselur, af hverju ba\u00f0 hann \u00fe\u00e1 ekki Gu\u00f0 a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa s\u00e9r a\u00f0 finna hei\u00f0arlegri vinnu?<\/p>\n
N\u00fa er \u00e9g or\u00f0in st\u00f3r, er m\u00e9r sagt, og \u00e9g hef enn ekki \u00feroskast upp \u00far afst\u00f6\u00f0u Far\u00edseans. \u00c9g l\u00edt ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 af\u00e6tur og finn til \u00feakkl\u00e6tis fyrir a\u00f0 hafa mannd\u00f3m \u00ed m\u00e9r til a\u00f0 bjarga m\u00e9r sj\u00e1lf. \u00c9g vil endilega halda uppi g\u00f3\u00f0u velfer\u00f0arkerfi svo f\u00f3lk lendi ekki \u00ed nau\u00f0um \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0i fyrir heilsubresti, atvinnumissi e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00e1f\u00f6llum. \u00c9g myndi ekki hika vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00fdta m\u00e9r a\u00f0sto\u00f0 ef \u00e9g \u00feyrfti \u00e1 henni a\u00f0 halda og \u00e9g d\u00e1ist a\u00f0 \u00feeim sem hafa hugmyndaflug og \u00e1r\u00e6\u00f0i til a\u00f0 hagnast fj\u00e1rhagslega.<\/p>\n
En \u00e9g hef and\u00fa\u00f0 \u00e1 af\u00e6tuh\u00e6tti og spillingu, sama hvort \u00fea\u00f0 eru stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld, st\u00f3rfyrirt\u00e6ki, h\u00fasm\u00f3\u00f0ir e\u00f0a \u00f6ryrki sem \u00e1 \u00ed hlut.<\/p>\n
Ol\u00eduf\u00e9l\u00f6gin beyg\u00f0u h\u00f6fu\u00f0 sitt \u00ed au\u00f0m\u00fdkt og s\u00f6g\u00f0u sorr\u00fd. Samkv\u00e6mt kristilegu si\u00f0g\u00e6\u00f0i er \u00feeim fyrirgefi\u00f0 og enn h\u00e6kkar bens\u00ednver\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n
-J\u00e1 \u00e9g er Far\u00edsei.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00deegar \u00e9g var krakki efa\u00f0ist \u00e9g um tilvist gu\u00f0d\u00f3msins. Samt \u00e1leit \u00e9g a\u00f0 Jes\u00fas v\u00e6ri soldi\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ur g\u00e6i. Fannst t\u00f6ff hj\u00e1 honum a\u00f0 ganga berserksgang \u00feegar kaupmennirnir l\u00f6g\u00f0u musteri\u00f0 undir sig og snj\u00f6ll redding a\u00f0 gjalda keisaranum \u00fea\u00f0 sem keisarans … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa