{"id":4019,"date":"2023-07-12T15:08:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ornbardur.com\/2023\/07\/12\/helgi-juliusson-1945-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T15:08:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:08:51","slug":"helgi-juliusson-1945-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=4019","title":{"rendered":"+Helgi J\u00fal\u00edusson 1945-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minningaror\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>+Helgi J\u00fal\u00edusson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1945-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">fr\u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00datf\u00f6r fr\u00e1 Fossvogskapellu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">mi\u00f0vikudaginn 12. j\u00fal\u00ed 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2528\" height=\"1816\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-07-12-at-15.02.02.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4016\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minningaror\u00f0in getur\u00f0u hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 og lesi\u00f0 h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-07-12-at-15.03.13-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4017\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smelltu \u00e1 hlj\u00f3\u00f0skr\u00e1na til a\u00f0 hlusta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pub-c849b6aaf98340c4bec7b480b0f7ffe9.r2.dev\/2023\/07\/helgi-juliusson-1945-2023.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c1 n\u00e1ttbor\u00f0inu vi\u00f0 d\u00e1narbe\u00f0 Helga l\u00e1 N\u00fdja testamenti\u00f0 \u00e1 gr\u00edsku. Hann haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 lesa \u00e1 opnunni \u00fear sem 7. kafla J\u00f3hannesargu\u00f0spjalls l\u00fdkur og hinn 8. kafli hefst. \u00dear eru \u00feessi or\u00f0 8. kafla \u00ed 12. versi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u03a0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bb\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f18\u03b3\u03ce \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c6\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5: \u1f41 \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u1fc3 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u03af\u1fb3, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb&#8217; \u1f15\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c6\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b6\u03c9\u1fc6\u03c2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cN\u00fa tala\u00f0i Jes\u00fas aftur til \u00feeirra og sag\u00f0i: \u201e\u00c9g er lj\u00f3s heimsins. S\u00e1 sem fylgir m\u00e9r mun ekki ganga \u00ed myrkri heldur hafa lj\u00f3s l\u00edfsins.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lj\u00f3si\u00f0 er af eldi komi\u00f0. Allt l\u00edf er af lj\u00f3sinu. S\u00f3lin vi\u00f0heldur l\u00edfinu \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0u og eldgosin eru afur\u00f0 s\u00f3larinnar, lj\u00f3ssins. Gu\u00f0 er enn a\u00f0 skapa, alla daga skapar hann eitthva\u00f0 n\u00fdtt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jar\u00f0eldar loga \u00ed n\u00e1grenni h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarinnar \u00ed \u00feri\u00f0ja sinn \u00e1 tveimur \u00e1rum. Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 J\u00f3nas Hallgr\u00edmsson orti um eldgos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Vi\u00f0 lestur lj\u00f3\u00f0sins \u201eFjalli\u00f0 Skjaldbrei\u00f0ur\u201c eftir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visindavefur.is\/svar.php?id=6669\">J\u00f3nas Hallgr\u00edmsson<\/a> (1807-1845) m\u00e6tti \u00e6tla a\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 vitni a\u00f0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visindavefur.is\/svar.php?id=4347\">eldgosi<\/a>. \u00cd lj\u00f3\u00f0inu segir me\u00f0al annars:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Titra\u00f0i j\u00f6kull, \u00e6stust eldar,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00f6skra\u00f0i dj\u00fapt \u00ed r\u00f3tum lands,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>eins og v\u00e6ru ofan felldar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>allar stj\u00f6rnur himnaranns;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>eins og ryki m\u00fd e\u00f0a mugga<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>margur gneisti um lofti\u00f0 fl\u00f3;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>dagur huldist dimmum skugga,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>duna\u00f0i gj\u00e1 og loga spj\u00f3.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Belja rau\u00f0ar blossa m\u00f3\u00f0ur,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>bl\u00e1gr\u00e1r reykur yfir sveif,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>undir hverfur runni, rj\u00f3\u00f0ur,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>reynist\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00e1rri kleif.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bl\u00f3min ei \u00fe\u00e1 bl\u00f6skrun \u00feoldu,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>blikna hvert \u00ed s\u00ednum reit,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>h\u00f6f\u00f0i drepa hrygg vi\u00f0 moldu \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>himnadrottinn einn \u00fea\u00f0 leit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00feessa gl\u00e6silegu l\u00fdsingu \u00e1 eldgosi s\u00e1 J\u00f3nas aldrei eldgos me\u00f0 berum augum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mannshugurinn er magna\u00f0 fyrirb\u00e6ri. Hann getur s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem augun s\u00e1u aldrei. Hugurinn getur fer\u00f0ast um heima og geima. Sk\u00e1ldin \u00feekkja \u00fea\u00f0 frelsi sem f\u00f3lgi\u00f0 er \u00ed sk\u00e1ldskapnum, \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6ngi sem gera \u00feeim kleift a\u00f0 flj\u00faga um loftin bl\u00e1 og jafnvel inn \u00ed a\u00f0ra heima og veraldir sem hvergi fyrirfinnast, nema \u00ed huga \u00feess er vogar a\u00f0 hefja sig til flugs eins og eldfuglinn F\u00f6nix, sem \u00ed gr\u00edskri og r\u00f3mverskri go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i er gu\u00f0 s\u00f3larinnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 komum hinga\u00f0 saman \u00e1 \u00feessum s\u00f3lbjarta degi til a\u00f0 kve\u00f0ja Helga J\u00fal\u00edusson, sem var g\u00e6ddur g\u00f3\u00f0um g\u00e1fum. L\u00edklegt er a\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ed huga hans hafi opnast v\u00edddir sem flest okkar hafa aldrei kynnst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helgi f\u00e6ddist \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i 14. okt\u00f3ber 1945. Hann l\u00e9st \u00e1 hj\u00fakrunarheimilinu Skj\u00f3li \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, 2. j\u00fal\u00ed 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreldrar hans voru J\u00fal\u00edus Thorberg Helgason, rafvirkjameistari, f. 1921 d. 1983 og Katr\u00edn Arndal, hj\u00fakrunarkona, f. 1920 d. 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Systkini Helga eru:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Katr\u00edn f. 1948, maki Albert Geirsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Kjartan f. 1950 d. 1984, maki Gunnhildur El\u00edasd\u00f3ttir \u2013 Krist\u00edn f. 1956, maki Hr\u00f3lfur \u00d3lafsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Haraldur f. 1964, maki Ingibj\u00f6rg Einarsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helgi sleit barnssk\u00f3num \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i, gekk \u00fear \u00ed sk\u00f3la en lauk landspr\u00f3fi fr\u00e1 N\u00fapi \u00ed D\u00fdrafir\u00f0i. Hann f\u00f3r s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed I\u00f0nsk\u00f3lann \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i og lauk \u00fea\u00f0an pr\u00f3fi \u00ed rafvirkjun. \u00de\u00e1 nam hann lat\u00ednu og raungreinar vi\u00f0 Edinborgarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la einn vetur. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00f3r Helgi til H\u00e1sk\u00f3lans \u00ed St. Andrews \u00ed Skotlandi og lag\u00f0i \u00fear stund \u00e1 lat\u00ednu og forngr\u00edsku \u00ed fj\u00f6gur \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helgi starfa\u00f0i hj\u00e1 \u00cdsh\u00fasf\u00e9lagi \u00cdsfir\u00f0inga sem unglingur og vi\u00f0 rafvirkjun \u00e1 n\u00e1ms\u00e1runum. \u00de\u00e1 kenndi hann \u00ed stuttan t\u00edma lat\u00ednu vi\u00f0 Menntask\u00f3lann \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann greindist me\u00f0 erfi\u00f0an ge\u00f0sj\u00fakd\u00f3m 24 \u00e1ra gamall og var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 starfsferill hans var\u00f0 ekki langur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helgi stunda\u00f0i d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingar \u00far \u00fdmsum tungum\u00e1lum \u00fev\u00ed hann var fr\u00e1b\u00e6r m\u00e1lama\u00f0ur. Hann haf\u00f0i unun af lestri b\u00f3kmennta og hlusta\u00f0i miki\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00edgilda t\u00f3nlist, las um allt milli himins og jar\u00f0ar og var \u00fev\u00ed vel inn\u00ed m\u00f6rgu og gat tala\u00f0 um hva\u00f0 sem var. N\u00fat\u00edmav\u00edsindi voru honum einnig miki\u00f0 \u00e1hugam\u00e1l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c1stvinir Helga hafa sent m\u00e9r textabrot me\u00f0 minningum sem \u00feeir b\u00e1\u00f0u um a\u00f0 \u00e9g fl\u00e9tta\u00f0i h\u00e9r inn \u00ed r\u00e6\u00f0una.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fr\u00e1 J\u00fal\u00ed\u00f6nu Haraldsd\u00f3ttur, br\u00f3\u00f0urd\u00f3ttur Helga.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00dea\u00f0 voru forr\u00e9ttindi fyrir okkur systkinin a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kynnast Helga fr\u00e6nda svona vel \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum yngri \u2764\ufe0f Man alltaf eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00feegar hann var hj\u00e1 okkur yfir j\u00f3l og \u00e1ram\u00f3t \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 alast upp og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i s\u00e9rstaklega gaman af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja hann til a\u00f0 hn\u00fdsast \u00ed v\u00edtam\u00ednin hans og sko\u00f0a skuggalega h\u00e1karlal\u00fdsi\u00f0 \ud83d\ude0a Helgi hefur alltaf veri\u00f0 \u00e1hugaver\u00f0i skr\u00edtni fr\u00e6ndinn sem sn\u00fdtir s\u00e9r vo\u00f0a h\u00e1tt. \u00c9g man l\u00edka eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00feegar vi\u00f0 heims\u00f3ttum hann \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og hann gaf m\u00e9r fuglab\u00f3k \u00far st\u00f3ra b\u00f3kasafninu sem hann \u00e1. \u00dea\u00f0 er ykkur m\u00f6mmu og pabba a\u00f0 \u00feakka a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fengum a\u00f0 kynnast honum og hann heppinn a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1tt ykkur a\u00f0 alltaf \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ingibj\u00f6rg Einarsd\u00f3ttir<\/strong>, eiginkona Haraldar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cd g\u00e6r f\u00e9kk m\u00e1gur minn hann Helgi hv\u00edldina eftir erfi\u00f0 veikindi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann gekk a\u00f0ra st\u00edga \u00ed l\u00edfinu en flestir gera \u00fear sem hann f\u00e9kk \u00fea\u00f0 verkefni a\u00f0 gl\u00edma vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 alvarlegan ge\u00f0sj\u00fakd\u00f3m sem getur haft gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega hamlandi \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku einstaklinga \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti hann \u00f3tr\u00falega \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ur einstaklingur, sj\u00fakd\u00f3murinn ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 verkum a\u00f0 hann gat illa s\u00fdnt me\u00f0 l\u00e1tbrag\u00f0i og svipbrig\u00f0um tilfinningar sem hann au\u00f0vita\u00f0 haf\u00f0i samt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann kunni m\u00f6rg tungum\u00e1l m.a. hebresku og las m.a. bibl\u00eduna \u00e1 frumm\u00e1linu nokkrum sinnum. B\u00e6kurnar hans voru hans l\u00edf og yndi. Hann mundi \u00fe\u00e6r stundum utanb\u00f3kar tr\u00fai \u00e9g. Vi\u00f0 r\u00e6ddum allskonar m\u00e1l \u00ed gegnum \u00e1rin og hann haf\u00f0i mj\u00f6g l\u00famskan h\u00famor \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hl\u00f3gum l\u00edka saman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9g haf\u00f0i mj\u00f6g gaman af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann sag\u00f0i bl\u00e1tt \u00e1fram \u00fea\u00f0 sem honum datt \u00ed hug hverju sinni, d\u00e6mi: hann kom alltaf vestur yfir j\u00f3lin \u00e1 me\u00f0an Katr\u00edn tengdam\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn lif\u00f0i. Eitt skipti\u00f0 vorum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 spjalla inni \u00ed stofu hj\u00e1 henni, \u00fe\u00e1 horf\u00f0i hann \u00e1 mig og sag\u00f0i &#8220;Ingibj\u00f6rg \u00fe\u00fa varst ekki svona feit fyrir s\u00ed\u00f0ustu j\u00f3l!&#8221; \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 \u00c9g \u00e1tti b\u00e1gt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda andlitinu og fara ekki a\u00f0 skellihl\u00e6ja, en t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 stynja upp me\u00f0 &#8220;alv\u00f6rusvip&#8221;, &#8220;nei Helgi minn, \u00fea\u00f0 er alveg r\u00e9tt athuga\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r, \u00e9g er b\u00fain a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a miklu meira \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1ri en \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0asta og \u00fearna situr \u00fea\u00f0 bara.&#8221; Hann f\u00e9kk n\u00fa eitthva\u00f0 or\u00f0 \u00ed eyra fr\u00e1 m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni en \u00e9g blikka\u00f0i hann \u00feegar hann var\u00f0 vandr\u00e6\u00f0alegur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00dea\u00f0 eru margar minningar sem hafa runni\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum hugann og \u00fe\u00e6r eru margar fyndnar af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0um saman \u00ed gegnum h\u00famor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u00f0rar eru af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g d\u00e1\u00f0ist a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 einn mannshugur getur afreka\u00f0 a\u00f0 kunna, stundum blandnar trega yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 honum hlotna\u00f0ist ekki a\u00f0 geta mi\u00f0la\u00f0 \u00f6llu sem hann vissi og kunni me\u00f0 fleirum en raun ber vitni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En \u00e9g er gl\u00f6\u00f0 yfir \u00feeirri tr\u00fa a\u00f0 n\u00fa l\u00ed\u00f0i honum betur \u00ed sumarlandinu og \u00e9g tr\u00fai \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fear hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 fagna\u00f0arfundir \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Katr\u00edn Kjartansd\u00f3ttir Arndal, d\u00f3ttir Kjartans og Gunnhildar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cd eitt skipti f\u00e9kk Helgi far me\u00f0 m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i til Reykjav\u00edkur. Vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0um af sta\u00f0 \u00ed bl\u00ed\u00f0skaparve\u00f0ri og Helgi n\u00e1tt\u00farulega glerf\u00ednn eins og vanalega \u00ed jakkaf\u00f6tum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helga fannst mj\u00f6g miki\u00f0 atri\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann missti ekki \u00far fr\u00e9ttat\u00edma. \u00c9g \u00feor\u00f0i ekki anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 stilla \u00fatvarpi\u00f0 \u00e1 R\u00e1s 1 \u00ed von um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 dytti inn \u00e1 fr\u00e9ttat\u00edmunum og hafa \u00ed gangi alla lei\u00f0ina svo \u00e9g myndi n\u00fa ekki gleyma m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 brunu\u00f0um Dj\u00fapi\u00f0 \u00e1n vandr\u00e6\u00f0a og f\u00f3rum yfir \u00deorskafjar\u00f0arhei\u00f0ina sem Helga \u00fe\u00f3tt[i] jafn \u201chressandi\u201d og m\u00e9r enda malarvegir me\u00f0 tilheyrandi ryki og holum [og] \u00feannig [\u2026] hristumst vi\u00f0 sundur og saman. Ekkert b\u00f3la\u00f0i enn \u00e1 [a\u00f0] vi\u00f0 n\u00e6\u00f0um \u00fatvarpinu, \u00feannig [a\u00f0] engar voru h\u00e1degisfr\u00e9ttirnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 minnsta sem \u00e9g g\u00e6ti gert eftir \u00feetta v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 stoppa \u00ed Bjarkalundi og gefa Helga eitthva\u00f0 almennilegt a\u00f0 sn\u00e6\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00dear hittum vi\u00f0 \u00d3la sem var \u00e1 s\u00f6mu lei\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00f3torhj\u00f3li.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um \u00feennan f\u00edna fisk og fr\u00e9ttirnar hlj\u00f3ma \u00ed gr\u00e6junum \u00ed matsalnum, allt eins [og] best var \u00e1 kosi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En \u00fe\u00e1 heyrast skru\u00f0ningar fr\u00e1 b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0inu og \u00feegar vi\u00f0 l\u00edtum \u00fat sj\u00e1um vi\u00f0 einhvern vera a\u00f0 bakka \u00e1 m\u00f3torhj\u00f3li\u00f0 hans \u00d3la og bruna svo \u00ed burtu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um strax samband vi\u00f0 l\u00f6gregluna [sem] kemur enda hj\u00f3li\u00f0 st\u00f3rskemmt og ekki keyrsluh\u00e6ft. \u00de\u00e1 hefst mj\u00f6g l\u00f6ng bi\u00f0 enda vorum vi\u00f0 \u00ed umd\u00e6mi l\u00f6greglunnar \u00e1 Patr\u00f3 og kom h\u00fan \u00fea\u00f0[an].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00dearna var \u00e9g ekki viss hvernig \u00f3vissan f\u00e6ri [\u00ed] fr\u00e6nda minn en hann l\u00e9k \u00e1 als oddi og \u00feegar kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00d3li \u00feurfti a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 okkur \u00ed b\u00edlnum \u00fe\u00e1 kraf\u00f0ist hann \u00feess a\u00f0 sitja \u00ed afturs\u00e6tinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 Helgi rifju\u00f0um oft upp \u00feessa fer\u00f0 enda var h\u00fan eftirminnileg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann s\u00fdndi \u00f3tr\u00falega \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir okkur systkinunum \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum yngri Hann var mj\u00f6g \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ur \u00ed okkar augum og vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00f6rugglega stundum horft d\u00f3nalega lengi \u00e1 hann. Ein j\u00f3lin \u00e1kva\u00f0 hann samt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri skemmtilegt a\u00f0 kenna okkur a\u00f0 syngja j\u00f3las\u00e1lm \u00e1 lat\u00ednu. Algj\u00f6rlega \u00f3yfirst\u00edganlegt verkefni hef\u00f0i \u00e9g haldi\u00f0 en Helgi gafst ekki upp og \u00e1 a\u00f0fangadag st\u00f3\u00f0um vi\u00f0 fyrir framan j\u00f3latr\u00e9\u00f0 \u00ed okkar f\u00ednasta p\u00fassi og sungum h\u00e1st\u00f6fum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sk\u00f3lasystir Helga fr\u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i &#8211; minningar fr\u00e1 barnask\u00f3la\u00e1runum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eitt af \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g man vel, var \u00feegar Helgi t\u00f3k sig til og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 r\u00f6kr\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 kennarana, kom me\u00f0 spurningu sem \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki sv\u00f6r vi\u00f0 og hann st\u00f3\u00f0 uppi sem sigurvegarinn. \u00de\u00e1 var gaman \u00fe\u00f3 sum okkar v\u00e6ru ekki alveg a\u00f0 skilja hvernig Helgi \u00feor\u00f0i \u00feessu, en vi\u00f0 vissum a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri svo kl\u00e1r!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fr\u00e1 Halld\u00f3ru, forst\u00f6\u00f0ukonu Vinjar kom \u00feessi texti<\/strong> sem Vi\u00f0ar H. Eir\u00edksson, skr\u00e1\u00f0i:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c1 langri g\u00f6ngu um l\u00edfsins veg hittum vi\u00f0 fyrir fj\u00f6lmargra einstaklinga, samfer\u00f0af\u00f3lk sem vi\u00f0 l\u00e6rum af<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">og eigum \u00feess kost a\u00f0 tileinka- og e\u00f0a l\u00e6ra af h\u00e1ttarlagi, og l\u00edfsm\u00e1ta \u00feess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Af Helga J\u00fal\u00edussyni m\u00e1tti l\u00e6ra \u00fdmislegt svo sem h\u00e6gversku, n\u00e6gjusemi og hj\u00e1lpsemi. Hj\u00e1lpsemin f\u00f3lst me\u00f0al annars \u00ed mi\u00f0lun fr\u00f3\u00f0leiks um allt milli himins og jar\u00f0ar. Minni hans var svo gott a\u00f0 oft var flj\u00f3tlegra a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sv\u00f6r vi\u00f0 \u00fdmsu sem til umr\u00e6\u00f0u var me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 spyrja Helga frekar en a\u00f0 fletta upp \u00e1 netinu og \u00fe\u00e1 einkum ef m\u00e1lefni\u00f0 var\u00f0a\u00f0i mannkynss\u00f6gu t\u00edmabils hvort heldur sem var fyrir- e\u00f0a eftir kristsbur\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fr\u00f3\u00f0leik sinn f\u00e9kk hann me\u00f0 lestri fr\u00e6\u00f0irita og fagurb\u00f3kmennta svo sem leikrit og lj\u00f3\u00f0 eftir William Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00dea\u00f0 vann svo sannanlega me\u00f0 fr\u00f3\u00f0leiks\u00e1st hans hve mikill m\u00e1lama\u00f0ur hann var, las s\u00e9r til gagns \u00e1 Lat\u00ednu, Ensku og sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00e1 \u00cdslensku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u00e6gjusemi hans kom gl\u00f6gglega fram \u00ed fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum me\u00f0 Fer\u00f0af\u00e9laginu V\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdn. Minnast m\u00e1 \u00e1 5 daga fer\u00f0 sem farin var til borgarinnar Sitges \u00e1 Sp\u00e1ni. \u00deanga\u00f0 fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist hann \u00ed s\u00ednum vir\u00f0ulegu sv\u00f6rtu jakkaf\u00f6tum og hv\u00edtri skyrtu me\u00f0 eina fremur litla skjalat\u00f6sku sem handfarangur, sem \u00ed var allt sem hann \u00feurfti og ekki ur\u00f0u fer\u00f0af\u00e9lagar hans varir vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hann skorti nokkurn skapa\u00f0an hlut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\u00e9r l\u00fdkur lestri \u00far textum \u00e6ttingja og vina um Helga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helgi var margbrotinn pers\u00f3nuleiki, stundum d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 skr\u00edtinn en alltaf ofurkl\u00e1r. Einkennilegt a\u00f0 sl\u00edkt skuli hanga saman eins og tv\u00e6r hli\u00f0ar \u00e1 s\u00f6mu mynt. \u00cd sl\u00edkum tilfellum fylgir gjarnan b\u00f6ggull skammrifi, eins og segir \u00ed m\u00e1lt\u00e6kinu um d\u00f6kkar hli\u00f0ar m\u00e1la. Oft er skammt \u00e1 milli \u00e6\u00f0stu snilldar og sturlunar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cd samt\u00edmanum heyrist oft tala\u00f0 um greiningu \u00e1 einu og \u00f6\u00f0ru. M\u00f6rg b\u00f6rn og fullor\u00f0nir, greinast n\u00fa me\u00f0 ofvirkni og athyglisbrest. Er \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00fakd\u00f3mur? Er \u00fea\u00f0 neikv\u00e6tt? Er \u00fea\u00f0 galli? E\u00f0a eru \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9rstakir eiginleikar e\u00f0a g\u00e1fur sem geta or\u00f0i\u00f0 til g\u00f3\u00f0s og eflt sk\u00f6punarg\u00e1funa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9g haf\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 vin hans, Gar\u00f0ar S\u00f6lva Helgason, en \u00feeir kynntust \u00ed T\u00fang\u00f6tu 7, me\u00f0an Ge\u00f0hj\u00e1lp st\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir starfi \u00fear og svo voru \u00feeir miki\u00f0 saman \u00e1 Vin \u00e1 Hverfisg\u00f6tu. Gar\u00f0ar S\u00f6lvi bau\u00f0 Helga gjarnan \u00ed mat \u00e1 f\u00f6stud\u00f6gum og sag\u00f0i Helga gera s\u00e9r grei\u00f0a me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti Helga skr\u00edti\u00f0 en m\u00e1li\u00f0 var nefnilega \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinur hans hef\u00f0i alls ekki elda\u00f0 nema Helgi k\u00e6mi. Hvern f\u00f6studag sag\u00f0i Helgi honum fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem hann hef\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 \u00ed vikunni. \u00deeir f\u00f3ru saman \u00ed fer\u00f0alag til \u00de\u00fdskalands og Bretlands og \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0um l\u00f6ndum tala\u00f0i hann reiprennandi tungu heimamanna. Hann kunni einnig eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00edrsku og hrafl \u00ed r\u00fassnesku. Gar\u00f0ar segir Helga hafa veri\u00f0 besta mann sem hann hafi kynnst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9g man Helga fr\u00e1 bernsku minni \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00e1 sama t\u00edma \u00ed T\u00f3nlistarsk\u00f3la b\u00e6jarins. Hann l\u00e9k \u00e1 fi\u00f0lu og okkur nemendum fannst hann algj\u00f6r snillingur. Vi\u00f0 vorum saman \u00ed t\u00f3nfr\u00e6\u00f0i, hann hefur \u00fe\u00e1 veri\u00f0 15\/16 \u00e1ra og \u00e9g 10\/11 \u00e1ra. Ragnar H. \u00feruma\u00f0i yfir okkur t\u00f3nfr\u00e6\u00f0iheiti \u00e1 \u00edt\u00f6lsku e\u00f0a lat\u00ednu. Helgi h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram og \u00fe\u00f3tti efnilegur en \u00e9g lag\u00f0i fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r b\u00e6\u00f0i blokkflautu og fi\u00f0lu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9g man einnig foreldra hans, Katr\u00ednu og J\u00fal\u00edus e\u00f0a J\u00falla, sem kenndur var vi\u00f0 Neista, raft\u00e6kjaverslun og verkst\u00e6\u00f0i. Gla\u00f0sinna ma\u00f0ur sem f\u00e9ll fr\u00e1 fyrir aldur fram. \u00de\u00e1 man \u00e9g einnig eftir a\u00f0 hafa komi\u00f0 \u00e1 verkst\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 hj\u00e1 Helga \u00deorbergs, f\u00f6\u00f0urafa Helga \u00ed Mjallarg\u00f6tunni. \u00dear kenndi margra grasa, skr\u00fafur og \u00edhlutir \u00ed \u00f6llum sk\u00faffum og kirnum og kallinn g\u00f3\u00f0legur vi\u00f0 okkur krakkana e\u00f0a p\u00fakana eins og vi\u00f0 vorum gjarnan nefnd fyrir vestan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9g var be\u00f0inn um a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra starfsf\u00f3lki \u00e1 heimilinu Vin, \u00feakkir fyrir allt \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0a sem \u00fear fer fram \u00ed \u00feeirri br\u00e1\u00f0nau\u00f0synlegu mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0, sem l\u00edf margra ge\u00f0fatla\u00f0ra hverfist um, \u00e1 Hverfisg\u00f6tunni \u00ed Mi\u00f0borginni. \u00dear eiga margir skj\u00f3l og nj\u00f3ta samvista til a\u00f0 efla hugann og st\u00e6la andlegan \u00fer\u00f3tt og s\u00e6kja s\u00e9r gle\u00f0i og hle\u00f0slu fyrir s\u00e1lina me\u00f0 \u00f6rvandi samskiptum \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0um og gefandi f\u00e9lagsskap. Sem betur fer var \u00fev\u00ed for\u00f0a\u00f0 a\u00f0 Vin yr\u00f0i loka\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hva\u00f0 er ge\u00f0veiki? Er snilli, mikil snilli, e\u00f0a ofursnilli, ge\u00f0veiki? Telst snilli ekki til g\u00e1fna? Og er or\u00f0i\u00f0 g\u00e1fa ekki komi\u00f0 af or\u00f0inu gj\u00f6f? Hvers vegna hafa sl\u00edkar st\u00f3rar g\u00e1fur s\u00ednar d\u00f6kku hli\u00f0ar? Eru \u00feess konar g\u00e1fur ekki s\u00e9rstakir h\u00e6fileikar, r\u00edkir h\u00e6fileikar? Teljast ekki margir svonefndir kvillar sem greinast \u00e1 t\u00edttnefndu r\u00f3fi til h\u00e6fileika? \u00d6ll erum vi\u00f0 einhvers sta\u00f0ar \u00e1 r\u00f3fi, h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 ra\u00f0a okkur \u00e1 einhvern sta\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00f3finu. Vi\u00f0 \u00feekkjum or\u00f0i\u00f0 stafr\u00f3f. Fyrsti stafurinn \u00ed nafni \u00fe\u00ednu er einhvers sta\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed r\u00f3fi. Litr\u00f3f er anna\u00f0 hugtak og okkur m\u00e1 einnig ra\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed r\u00f3fi eftir h\u00e1ralit, augnlit, bl\u00e6 h\u00fa\u00f0litar og fleiru. Vi\u00f0 erum \u00f6ll \u00e1 einhverju r\u00f3fi og svo erum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll me\u00f0 ge\u00f0 og hvar er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 koma okkur fyrir \u00e1 ge\u00f0r\u00f3finu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikilli snilli fylgir oft mikil \u00fej\u00e1ning. Snillingarnir eru eins og h\u00e1tt fjall sem af fellur langur skuggi. H\u00e6sta fjall heims, Everest, varpar meiri og st\u00e6rri skugga en Esjan, \u00fe\u00f3 myndarleg s\u00e9. Kaupsta\u00f0urinn \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur stendur \u00e1 eyrinni \u00ed Skutulsfir\u00f0i \u201c\u00ed fa\u00f0mi fjalla bl\u00e1rra.\u201d Hinn st\u00f3ri fa\u00f0mur fjallanna varpar svo miklum skugga \u00e1 b\u00e6inn, a\u00f0 vetri til, a\u00f0 \u00fear s\u00e9r ekki til s\u00f3lar \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSitt er hvort g\u00e6fa e\u00f0a gj\u00f6rvileikur\u201d, segir \u00ed fornu m\u00e1lt\u00e6ki sem merkir, a\u00f0 g\u00e6fa e\u00f0a heppni annars vegar og h\u00e6fileiki e\u00f0a styrkleiki hins vegar, fari sjaldan saman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u00fa er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki mitt a\u00f0 greina ge\u00f0veiki, en \u00ed huga minn koma fr\u00e1sagnir N\u00fdja testamentisins af f\u00f3lki, sem \u00e1tti \u00ed miklu hugarangri e\u00f0a var haldi\u00f0 illum \u00f6ndum, eins og \u00fea\u00f0 var kalla\u00f0, sem r\u00f3a\u00f0ist og fann jafnv\u00e6gi eftir a\u00f0 hafa m\u00e6tt Jes\u00fa Kristi. \u00c1n efa haf\u00f0i hann j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e1hrif \u00e1 sj\u00faka \u00e1 sinni t\u00ed\u00f0 og margir fengu b\u00f3t meina sinna af \u00feeim andlega krafti sem af honum stafa\u00f0i. B\u00e6nin er vanmetin au\u00f0lind hj\u00e1 m\u00f6rgum. B\u00e6nin vinnur kraftaverk alla daga, h\u00fan getur r\u00f3a\u00f0 okkur og styrkt, sama hvar \u00e1 ge\u00f0r\u00f3finu vi\u00f0 erum hverju sinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 Helgi \u00f3lumst upp \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i sem var einskonar sm\u00e6kku\u00f0 mynd af st\u00f3rborg. \u00dear bjuggu allir saman, h\u00e1ir sem l\u00e1gir, heilbrig\u00f0ir og veikir, skr\u00edtnir og minna skr\u00edtnir, mj\u00f6g g\u00e1fa\u00f0ir og \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi g\u00e1fa\u00f0ir, ge\u00f0veikir og minna ge\u00f0veikir, allt f\u00f3lk \u00e1 einhvers konar r\u00f3fi, \u00feessu r\u00f3finu e\u00f0a hinu, enda erum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll skyld, vi\u00f0 erum \u00f6ll s\u00f6mu \u00e6ttar, eins og segir \u00ed Hinni helgu b\u00f3k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miklar framfarir hafa \u00e1tt s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00ed ge\u00f0l\u00e6kningum \u00e1 li\u00f0num \u00e1ratugum. \u00c9g man r\u00e1\u00f0aleysi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feeim m\u00e1lum \u00feegar \u00e9g var barn, \u00feegar f\u00f3lk \u00ed ge\u00f0rofi var loka\u00f0 inni \u00ed herbergi \u00ed sk\u00farunum \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 gamla Elliheimili\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i. \u00c9g man eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 krakkarnir \u00e1 aldrinum 8-10 \u00e1ra vorum a\u00f0 sumarkv\u00f6ldi a\u00f0 leika okkur fyrir utan gluggann \u00e1 \u00feessu skelfilega herbergi og \u00fear var kona sem vildi r\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 okkur \u00ed gegnum rifu \u00e1 gluggunum sem voru var\u00f0ir me\u00f0 rimlum. Vi\u00f0 heyr\u00f0um l\u00edka um mann sem sag\u00f0ur var geymdur \u00ed b\u00fari \u00e1 sveitab\u00e6 \u00ed n\u00e6sta dal. Svona var n\u00fa r\u00e1\u00f0aleysi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edmum. En svo voru l\u00edka \u00ed b\u00e6num \u00feroskaheftir einstaklingar. Sumir \u00feeirra stundu\u00f0u vinnu og t\u00f3ku \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu eins og a\u00f0rir. A\u00f0greiningin \u00ed samt\u00edmanum er kannski ekki svo g\u00f3\u00f0 eins og gjarnan er haldi\u00f0, \u00feegar b\u00f6rnum me\u00f0 s\u00e9r\u00fearfir er skipa\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6k h\u00f3lf og a\u00f0greind fr\u00e1 meginmenginu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kona sag\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed \u00fatvarpi \u00ed g\u00e6r a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri me\u00f0 h\u00e6nu \u00ed svefnherberginu. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an er s\u00fa a\u00f0 h\u00e6nan var\u00f0 fyrir slysi og sauma \u00feurfti s\u00e1r \u00e1 h\u00e1lsi hennar. \u00dear me\u00f0 var\u00f0 h\u00e6nan minnim\u00e1ttar \u00ed h\u00f3pnum og konan var\u00f0 a\u00f0 bjarga henni fr\u00e1 hinum h\u00e6nunum og koma henni \u00ed skj\u00f3l svo \u00fe\u00e6r goggu\u00f0u ekki \u00far henni l\u00edft\u00f3runa. D\u00fdrin r\u00e1\u00f0ast gjarnan \u00e1 minnim\u00e1ttar. Vi\u00f0 erum d\u00fdrategund &#8211; en vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum eitt sem d\u00fdrin hafa ekki og \u00fea\u00f0 er si\u00f0vit. Og svo b\u00e6tast ofan \u00e1 si\u00f0viti\u00f0 g\u00e1fur, sem gera okkur kleift a\u00f0 sn\u00faa upp\u00e1 si\u00f0viti\u00f0, bjaga \u00fea\u00f0 og sveigja \u00fea\u00f0 til eftir okkar synduga, breyska e\u00f0li. J\u00e1, l\u00edfi\u00f0 er ekki einf\u00f6ld \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3tt! Or\u00f0i\u00f0 synd er komi\u00f0 af or\u00f0inu sundur og v\u00edsar til \u00feess a\u00f0 missa marks, geiga \u00ed l\u00edfinu, n\u00e1 ekki a\u00f0 lifa \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 fullkominn h\u00e1tt. Og \u00fearna erum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll eins inn vi\u00f0 beini\u00f0, \u00e1 sama r\u00f3finu og \u00fe\u00f6rfnumst miskunnar og fyrirgefningar Gu\u00f0s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 erum h\u00e9r saman komin til a\u00f0 hei\u00f0ra minningu Helga J\u00fal\u00edussonar og \u00feakka fyrir l\u00edfi\u00f0 hans, sem eins og vi\u00f0 vitum var ekki eint\u00f3mur dans \u00e1 r\u00f3sum. Hann \u00e1tti s\u00ednar g\u00f3\u00f0u hli\u00f0ar enda \u00ed erf\u00f0av\u00edsum hans margt gott og fagurt. Hann gekk sinn veg sem einkenndist af \u00ferautum og \u00fej\u00e1ningum vegna skuggans sem fjalli\u00f0 hans varpa\u00f0i \u00e1 veginn. Hann naut \u00fej\u00f3nustu af \u00fdmsu tagi af h\u00e1lfu samf\u00e9lagsins og \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00e9tti honum l\u00edfi\u00f0. \u00de\u00e1 gladdi hann marga me\u00f0 brosi s\u00ednu, gamansemi og g\u00e1fum. Hans er sakna\u00f0 og h\u00e9r falla t\u00e1r vegna \u00feess sem hef\u00f0i geta\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 en r\u00e6ttist ekki, \u00fev\u00ed heilsan leyf\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 ekki. En l\u00edf hans var fagurt og merkilegt \u00e1 sinn h\u00e1tt, gleymum \u00fev\u00ed aldrei. Vi\u00f0 gr\u00e1tum og s\u00f6knum \u00feess sem vi\u00f0 elskum. Gr\u00e1turinn er br\u00f3\u00f0ir k\u00e6rleikans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u00edf \u00e1n m\u00f3tl\u00e6tis er ekkert l\u00edf. \u00de\u00fa m\u00e1lar ekki mynd me\u00f0 hv\u00edtri m\u00e1lningu einni saman. Ef engir skuggar eru \u00ed myndinni ver\u00f0ur h\u00fan ekki a\u00f0 neinu. En svo er hitt, a\u00f0 dimmu litirnir taki ekki yfir allt l\u00e9reft l\u00edfsins. Best er l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00ed senn s\u00e6tt og s\u00fart, \u00feegar me\u00f0byr og m\u00f3tbyr takast \u00e1 og fleyta okkur \u00e1fram \u00e1 hafi l\u00edfsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6kkum fyrir l\u00edf Helga og felum hann \u00feeim Gu\u00f0i sem alla elskar og allir eiga skj\u00f3l hj\u00e1. Himinninn er tilvera sem vi\u00f0 skiljum ekki \u00fev\u00ed \u00fear ver\u00f0um vi\u00f0 v\u00edst laus vi\u00f0 l\u00edfsins sorgir og kvilla. Hva\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0ur okkar a\u00f0 l\u00edfi loknu? spur\u00f0i \u00fatvarpsma\u00f0ur gamla og vitra biskupinn, Sigurbj\u00f6rn Einarsson, fyrir m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum. Og hann svara\u00f0i: \u00c9g get ekki sagt \u00fe\u00e9r hva\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0ur okkar, en \u00e9g veit &#8211; Hver b\u00ed\u00f0ur okkar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sk\u00e1ldin hj\u00e1lpa okkur a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fat fyrir rammann, birta okkur \u00fea\u00f0 sem hugurinn einn getur \u00edmynda\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00e1 s\u00ednu flugi \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum v\u00edddum. Sk\u00e1ldskapurinn s\u00e9r hi\u00f0 st\u00f3ra samhengi, s\u00e9r \u00fat fyrir heima og geima, s\u00e9r handanveruna, s\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 sem kristin tr\u00fa hefur \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 bo\u00f0a\u00f0, a\u00f0 til s\u00e9 lausn fr\u00e1 b\u00f6li og \u00fej\u00e1ningu \u00feessa heims. L\u00edfi\u00f0 er sk\u00e1ldskapur, sk\u00e1ldskapur sem segir sannleikann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 felum Helga J\u00fal\u00edusson himni Gu\u00f0s \u00ed tr\u00fa, von og k\u00e6rleika. Gu\u00f0 blessi minningu g\u00f3\u00f0s drengs, sem hloti\u00f0 hefur hv\u00edld a\u00f0 loknu dagsverki s\u00ednu. Gu\u00f0 geymi hann og megi hann var\u00f0veita okkur sem enn erum \u00e1 l\u00edfsveginum og gefa okkur n\u00e1\u00f0 til a\u00f0 lifa \u00ed k\u00e6rleika til hvers annars, til l\u00edfsins og til Gu\u00f0s sem er uppspretta lj\u00f3ssins og hinnar d\u00fdpstu elsku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson Minningaror\u00f0 +Helgi J\u00fal\u00edusson 1945-2023 fr\u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i \u00datf\u00f6r fr\u00e1 Fossvogskapellu mi\u00f0vikudaginn 12. j\u00fal\u00ed 2023 Minningaror\u00f0in getur\u00f0u hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 og lesi\u00f0 h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an. 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