Hi Kids...I am typing this words now, September 11 of 1999, at about 100 days of a new millenium. Just wanted to tranfer some information, thoughts and emotions to you, now is probably year 2400, and you are living a whole different world...
I left my Chile in 1989. Lived in Honduras and traveled all over Central America.
I lived by now in USA, was Summer 9:30 PM and the music that I had feeding my was New Age, so inspirational !
As you read in the first Page I was born in Chile, in 1960. I married Minerva Ezquerro Smith in 1983, she was born in San Felipe, Chile, and was my Sister's classmate.
I had 3 kids, all boys, Sam Jr., Christopher and Edward. Now you can meet all them here !
My hobbies ? Well, they evolved with the time...par example, when I lived in a Farm, I just loved walking barefoot, feeling the wet dirt when I watered the trees. Playing with kytes, I loved to ride my horse (no saddle sometimes !), loved to eat, specially bread (homemade), fruits and the good homemade "Chancho en Piedra" and "Porotos con Rienda", when my Tata from Talca bought for me toasted peanuts, camote (sweet potatoes) and avellanas (toasted nuts). Played Soccer (I was a good goalkeeper), parties, having fun. As an adult, loved good music, playing with my kids, reading, good food, some Concha Y Toro (Casillero del Diablo...Cellar of the Devil)- was the best Red Wine of the world, Internet, good movies and good esoteric/phylosophy....but I liked the pragmatic one. In Tennessee (USA), loved to go to the Appalachian Mountains, specially to Noth Carolina's Grandfathers Mountain. And I loved my job and do something useful for me, my Family and the People.
My Family was so big before. My Grandpa (Dad's Father) was also Samuel Gajardo, but Contreras. Was the first Judge for the Juvenile in Chile, and wrote the Juvenile Law in Chile. Was a great man. So fraternal. Outstanding Freemason, great Dad and husband...and the most important...he seemed to be so happy !I loved and admired him so much. Do you know that a family tradition was to name the first Boy Samuel ?, so I was Samuel Gajardo VI, check this picture out, I found a very old picture of my Great-Grandma (My Grandpa's Mom, from my Dad's side), 4 Sams in 1960s. My Grandma (Dad's Mom) was a nice Red Cross Lady. Had 4 Kids:My Dad (Leon), Uncle Samuel, Uncle Hugo and Uncle Cesar.
In the 1980s I was so active in College and after in the Chilean Physical Therapy Association, experienced all kind of stuff, from happiness to sadness...sometimes got so frustrated to witness how people lied, betryed, but with the time I evolved to my actual Serenity status.
My Dad, Leon, QEPD, was a Journalist, Politician (for the middle class people), attended Law School, philosopher (read Emmanuelle Kant and heard Ludwig Van Beethoven as much as breathing!)and did a lot of more activities. For the World Cup (Soccer) 1962 he was awarded as the best Sports Journalist of the Tournament, between chilean and international Journalists, I had the Gold Medal with me and with my heart. Loved him so much. He was sort of a public person, specially in Talca, in the 1960s.He was such a "sibarita", enjoyed his life to the end. I found a little notebook that he wrote when was 10 years old, to sell it and make extra money, it was about the features of a "Good Boy..."
My Mom, Flor, is in Chile right now ! I miss her so much. She cared for me and I can remembered her hugs and kisses. Her Family was huge, I have so many relatives from her side, specially in Talca.
My other Tata...My Mom's Dad - Jose Gutierrez Torres -(My Mom's Step Dad in reallity)...was a real Tata, real Papaw...loved each other so much. I remembered that he loved to smell my 8 years old's hair !
I had a Sister, Leonora Gajardo, 2 years old younger than me and she had just one Daughter (my Paula), was a Veterinarian and she loved animals so much, of course.I loved and missed them so much, but my heart was always with them.
My Guela (Granny)- Efigenia Valdez - was so nice at me, cooked so good, specially the farm Country eggs.
Well, I felt so fortunate to live and breath...I loved Nature, the Human Being, loved Animals, helping People all over the world. As a mason and Shrinner had a vow of Fraternity and Public Service.
and took an obligation,
and now I'm closer to my God
for I'm a Master Mason.
And as I feel his friendly grip
it fills my heart with pride.
I know that while I'm on the Square
He is by my side.
His footsteps on my errand go
if I should such require,
His prayers will plead on my behalf
if I should so desire.
My words are safe within his breast
as though within my own,
His hand forever at my back,
to help me safely home.
Good counsel whispers in my ear
and warns of any danger,
by Square and Compass,'tis Brother,
who once would call me starnger.
I might have lived a moral life
and risen to distinction
without my Brother's helping hand
and the fellowship of Master Masons.
But God who knows how hard it is
to resist life's temptations
knows why I knelt where HIRAM knelt
and took that obligation...
Oh, by the way, do you know that a relative of us, Genaro Gajardo, owns the Moon ? Yes, before the Apollo 11 landed in the Moon he inscribed the natural satellite to his name, so the american President Richard Nixon had to ask for written permission to go to the Moon..crazy right ? Don't you believe me ???,well click here and read this Newspaper Article...sorry is in Spanish !.
Do you know what ?...I had in front of me a recent picture of the Galaxy cluster CL1358-62. Its light was only reaching us in 1999 from a time when the Universe was 7 % its current age of approximately 14 billion years. This places the young Galaxy as far as 13 billion light-years away. The lensing foreground cluster was 5 billion light-years from us.
I admired Pablo Neruda, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci and Wolfang Amadeus Mozart.
Thought of me sometimes,
But not too much.
Think of me now and again
as I was in life
at some moment when it is pleasant to recall,
but not for too long.
Leave me in peace as I leave you,too,in peace.
While you live,
let your thoughts be with the living...and rest just to die...
September 11,1999
A night of May 1991 I knelt where HIRAM knelt
Sometimes I felt lonely, sometimes I'd rather was in Chile, but I felt that I whad a task to accomplish. I was about 5 times so close to die, I had Appendectomy/Peritonitis when I was 7 yers old and some airplane accidents, but I was still here...Why ? Well, to have this chance, chance to transfer this to you all. I have a very strong HOPE in the future of the Human Being, someday they shall stop the non-rational behavior, the violence, and see the real Horizon.The real Goal. They shall recover the lost HOPE and be more focused on the inner power to shine their ways to a better life. Too much People is dead in life...because they don't have HOPE.
I hoped that when I died,somebody cried for me a little.
Well, Dear relatives, I hope I can update this Site before I go to another dimension, in the meanwhile this will be here forever...Dear relatives:Be happy and never give-up on your HOPE...BE GOOD, DO GOOD AND HAVE FUN !
