Bog: “Du har rørt mig hjerte”

Hjertevenner

Johannes Møllehave: Kan du huske den dag, vi gik tur, og du pludselig sagde til mig: “Er det ikke lidt underligt at tænke på, at jeg faktisk har rørt ved dit hjerte. Jeg har holdt dit hjerte i mine hænder”. Og så sagde du: “Det lignede alle andre hjerter”. Det var, ligesom du var lidt skuffet. Havde du troet, det måske var firkantet?

Gösta Petterson: Jeg ved snart ikke, Johannes, for du ligner jo ikke nogen anden.

Så fint starter denne nye, varme og livskloge samtalebog hvor præsten møder kirurgen, og vi møder to mænd, to mennesker, to venner – med mod på livet og noget på hjerte.

Hvad er det med dét hjerte og Møllehave? Hans eget har været ude for lidt af hvert. Når man ser bort fra, at det har givet, og også fået, i tonsvis af kærlighed, så har det også været lige ved at give op. Møllehave er selv 100 procent overbevist om, at ud over Vor Herre, så findes der én mand, der er skyld i, at det stadig banker af livets lyst. Han hedder Gösta Pettersson, og han er i dag hjertelæge på Cleveland Clinic i den amerikanske stat Ohio, hvor han i døgndrift opererer hjerter. For år tilbage opererede han Møllehave, som fik livet og livsglæden tilbage, og operationen førte til et usædvanligt og ubrydeligt venskab mellem de to mænd. Et venskab hvor de på forskellige måder har rørt ved hinandens hjerter, et venskab hvor de begge har lært hinanden noget om dem selv, og et venskab som bygger på samtale om alt det dybe i livet: Tro, håb, kærlighed og meget, meget mere.

Her er anti-janteloven

1. Du skal tro, du er enestående
2. Du er mere værdifuld, end du tror
3. Du har evnen til at lære alt
4. Du er på flere områder bedre end så mange andre
5. Du véd meget, som andre ikke véd
6. Du har meget at være stolt af
7. Du kan alt
8. Du skal smile til os
9. Du véd, at nogen holder af dig
10. Du har en viden, som du lærer fra dig

Ka’ du ha’ en god dag!

Random Fun facts about Denmark

Denmark is situated in Scandinavia, a part of Northern Europe. It lies to the north of Germany and south of Norway and southeast of Sweden.

Denmark is spread over an area of approximately 43,000 sq km. It boasts of 474 islands in toto, of which only 76 are inhabited.

 

Danes are the happiest people in the world!

Denmark is the country in Europe with most breweries per person.

The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Denmark number 1 in the world in e-readiness which indicates the state of a country’s information and communications technology

Smoking is forbidden in public buildings and private business – including restaurants, pubs, shops, public transport, entertainment venues and workplaces

Out of 100 Danish households in 2007, 59 owned their house or flat, 81 a washing machine, 63 a dishwasher, 71 a microwave oven, 85 a home computer and 94 a mobile phone.

Denmark is the world’s most IT developing countries

In Denmark, a flag is flown outside when it’s someone’s birthday. If you’re not married when you turn 30, you will get a pepper shaker as a gift and men are called a Pepperman (in Danish: “pebersvend”) while females will be a Peppermaid (“pebermø”).

The official language of Denmark is Danish. However, English is spoken and understood by majority of the population and is even mandatory in basic school.

The official religion of Denmark is Evangelical-Lutheran. It is practiced in the state church

According to the WHO (2002 stats), Danish women have the lowest incidence of obesity in the EU

As per a study conducted by Cambridge University in 2007, Danish people are the happiest people in the EU. Another study, Leicester University Study 2006, ranked them as the happiest people in the world

Danish royal family is amongst the oldest uninterrupted monarchy in Europe

Denmark has been home to as many as 14 Nobel laureates

Denmark has one of the highest employment rates in Europe

Democratic Constitution was formed in Denmark in 1849 and since then, the country has been following democracy

Denmark has been a member of the EU since 1973 and of NATO since 1949

The national flag of Denmark, known as the Dannebrog, claims to be the oldest country flag in the world, which is still in use

Roskilde Music Festival of Denmark is the biggest music event in the entire Europe