\u00cd dag byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00ed megrun. Fj\u00f3rum sinnum.<\/p>\n
Fyrst \u00feegar \u00e9g vakna\u00f0i.<\/p>\n
N\u00e6st \u00feegar vi\u00f0 Sigr\u00fan gengum \u00fat af veitingasta\u00f0 \u00fear sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i tro\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed mig h\u00e1degisver\u00f0i sem hef\u00f0i n\u00e6gt til a\u00f0 brau\u00f0f\u00e6\u00f0a heilt \u00feorp \u00ed Afr\u00edku.<\/p>\n
\u00deri\u00f0ji \u00e1fangi megrunarinnar h\u00f3fst \u00feegar \u00e9g var b\u00fain a\u00f0 sk\u00f3fla \u00ed mig tertusnei\u00f0, til saml\u00e6tis gr\u00e1tandi st\u00falku sem var \u00ed alv\u00f6ru a\u00f0 hugsa um a\u00f0 d\u00f6mpa k\u00e6rastanum s\u00ednum, bara til \u00f6ryggis af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 honum detti \u00ed hug a\u00f0 d\u00f6mpa henni. Ekki a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi neina \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til a\u00f0 halda a\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 a\u00f0 hugsa um \u00fea\u00f0, \u00fea\u00f0 er bara svo \u00f3gnvekjandi tilhugsun a\u00f0 \u00feurfa kannski a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 sorg. Stundum held \u00e9g a\u00f0 kvenf\u00f3lk s\u00e9 alveg jafn rugla\u00f0 og karlmenn.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g endurn\u00fdja\u00f0i svo megrunar\u00e1form m\u00edn enn einu sinni, a\u00f0 aflokinni d\u00fdrindis m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u00d6nnu. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk frosk (\u00fea\u00f0 er mun betra a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 en a\u00f0 kyssa) og \u00fear sem gestgjafinn var lystalaus af \u00e1starbr\u00edma gagnvart einhverjum dreifb\u00fdlisskri\u00f0dreka, \u00e1t \u00e9g fyrir okkur b\u00e1\u00f0ar og J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu sem var ekki heima.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g sag\u00f0i \u00d6nnu a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 huglei\u00f0a m\u00f6guleikann \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 elska Gar\u00f0yrkjumanninn og \u00d6nnu fannst hugmyndin g\u00f3\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 kom m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00f3vart \u00fev\u00ed einhvernt\u00edma l\u00fdsti h\u00fan \u00fev\u00ed yfir a\u00f0 henni \u00fe\u00e6tti l\u00edtil karlmennska f\u00f3lgin \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hekla d\u00faka og sn\u00faast \u00ed kringum pottapl\u00f6ntur. \u00c9g minnti hana \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 og h\u00fan sag\u00f0ist l\u00edta \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum augum ef bl\u00f3min v\u00e6ru sta\u00f0sett \u00ed k\u00edl\u00f3metra l\u00f6ngu gr\u00f3\u00f0urh\u00fasi og s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e6tlu\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1 peningum \u00far veskjum sumarh\u00fasaeigenda.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 misstum okkur \u00ed greiningardeildina upp \u00far \u00feessari umr\u00e6\u00f0u. Skilgreindum karlmennskuhugtaki\u00f0 \u00fat fr\u00e1 \u00fdmsum sj\u00f3narhornum, sundurgreindum, a\u00f0greindum og endu\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 s\u00e1lgreina nokkur eint\u00f6k af tegundinni. Doddi var a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u spur\u00f0ur \u00e1lits og honum \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00edvi\u00f0 karlmannlegra a\u00f0 aka gr\u00f6fu og munda h\u00f6ggborv\u00e9l en a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed banka og v\u00f6kva hortens\u00edur.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 ur\u00f0um a\u00f0 mestu leyti samm\u00e1la um \u00fea\u00f0 hva\u00f0 karlmennska er. Karlmennska er t.d:
\n-Frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i og drifkraftur.
\n-Hugrekki.
\n-\u00c1kve\u00f0ni.
\n-\u00c1byrg\u00f0.
\n-\u00d6ryggi.
\n-Sj\u00e1lfsstj\u00f3rn.<\/p>\n
Alv\u00f6ru karlma\u00f0ur tekur af skari\u00f0, segir hva\u00f0 honum finnst, kemur hlutunum \u00ed verk og l\u00e6tur ekki va\u00f0a ofan \u00ed sig. Hann tekst \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem hann \u00f3ttast og n\u00e6r stj\u00f3rn \u00ed ka\u00f3t\u00edskum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. Hann lagar bila\u00f0a hluti og kann a\u00f0 grilla.<\/p>\n
Okkur t\u00f3kst hinsvegar ekki a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a samm\u00e1la um hva\u00f0 eigi a\u00f0 teljast and-karlmannlegt. M\u00e9r finnst karlma\u00f0ur t.d. ekkert minna karlmenni \u00fe\u00f3tt hann s\u00e9 balletdansari e\u00f0a tali vi\u00f0 bl\u00f3min s\u00edn. \u00deegar allt kemur til alls er \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e1\u00f0 t\u00edma og menningu hva\u00f0a athafnir \u00feykja h\u00e6fa hvoru kyni og \u00fe\u00f3tt karlma\u00f0ur \u00feori alveg a\u00f0 ganga \u00f3vopna\u00f0ur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti skri\u00f0dreka er ekki \u00fear me\u00f0 sagt a\u00f0 hann hafi kjark til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna mist\u00f6k s\u00edn. Anna\u00f0 vandam\u00e1l vi\u00f0 skilgreiningu okkar \u00e1 karlmennsku er a\u00f0 m\u00e9r finnst ekkert \u00f3kvenlegt vi\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0nar og \u00f6ruggar konur og finnst ekkert s\u00ed\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r eigi a\u00f0 hafa \u00feokkalega sj\u00e1lfstj\u00f3rn en karlarnir.<\/p>\n
Kjarni karlmennskunnar hl\u00fdtur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera eitthva\u00f0 sem konur skortir algerlega. A\u00f0 dindlinum og fylgiboltum fr\u00e1t\u00f6ldum veit \u00e9g ekki hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera en \u00e9g veit hva\u00f0 virkar fyrir mig. \u00cd m\u00ednum huga er karlmennskan \u00ed hnotskurn, h\u00e6fileikinn til a\u00f0 vekja \u00ed m\u00e9r s\u00e9rstaka tegund au\u00f0m\u00fdktar. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur engin kona gert og reyndar sorglega f\u00e1ir karlmenn en \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 undur hefur \u00e1 anna\u00f0 bor\u00f0 gerst, \u00fe\u00e1 hefur \u00fea\u00f0 hvorki olti\u00f0 \u00e1 typpast\u00e6r\u00f0 n\u00e9 jeppast\u00e6r\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00f6ggborv\u00e9l hj\u00e1lpi til er h\u00fan s\u00ed\u00f0ur en svo neinn \u00farslitavaldur.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 morgun \u00e6tla \u00e9g a\u00f0 athuga \u00feetta me\u00f0 Gar\u00f0yrkjumanninn. \u00c1 milli \u00feess sem \u00e9g byrja \u00ed megrun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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