There is one spot on earth, I always yearn for. Sit on the stairs, 749 metres above sea level and see the trout an almond in Øyuvsvatn. Fyresdal. Telemark. Norway. So it has been since I was carried into the mountains in a backpack in the 50’s. Own packhorse with summer’s bounty, by the side of. A strong landscape that quickly changes from idyll to the fiery weather. Far from people, no road or electricity. Here comes the fair poet Arild Nyquists words: “as long As there are trout, there is hope”.
Now comes my little points. I have grown up in polished Bærum (albeit that blokkunge), but you can’t knock roots in the West-Telemark out of me. The roots are entangled with the other: There’s a good share from the South of norway, in Buskerud and the county. Even with a dash of Africa. My paternal grandfather was born in Eshowe in Zululand.
FAST FISH: the author of This text has for a time the matter landed a decent fish on the high mountains. Photo: Private. Show more
I take the opportunity to not this up because my family history is particularly interesting or exciting. On the contrary, is it rather typical for my generation urban dwellers: Even we who have lived in urban areas in several generations are immigrants. We have not cut the roots.
Oslo is today a melting pot where immigrants and immigrants meet. It is not without problems and conflicts, but it is also the continuation (at high speed) on a long, historical process. To the cities came not only bygdefolk, but also the germans, the Dutch, the scots, swedes and russians. Menneskeveven have threads and patterns in many colors and patterns, but is still typical Norwegian. It is a tradition that is worth holding on to and fighting for.
The last time we have seen that the regions and districts has become more self-aware and demanding.
I am among those who think it is healthy that we are reminded that the value creation and kulturutvikling is a broad project. The fish is constantly in the ocean, not in the he lived for, the oil is in the north Sea, the forest is spread out over it all just like fossekraft and wind power. The same applies to industrial production, processing and development of new knowledge.
republican do I sign with a smile that it is the masses who best has understood that Norway is the sum of the regions, and inequality. It is reflected in the kongeliges travel show that systematically, year after year – covers the whole country.
Here we can others also bring an inspiration. Oslofolk is neither so stupid, remove, or different as some regionhøvdinger want it to. At the same time, the capital’s inhabitants to examine their roots and learn more about how the Uk is screwed together. It’s actually a fascinating exercise.
