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Por: Jos\u00e9 Antonio Alcaraz Su\u00e1rez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parado firme en la esquina de Mariano Arista y Miguel Hidalgo, justo frente a la Iglesia de San Francisco<\/strong> en Pachuca, bajo un sol que no perdona y apoyado en su bast\u00f3n met\u00e1lico, como si fuera un rifle, Don Cristino Morales L\u00f3pez<\/strong> desaf\u00eda no solo la edad\u2026 sino tambi\u00e9n al destino.<\/p>\n

Con 85 a\u00f1os de vida \u2014y la meta clara de llegar a los 130 a\u00f1os<\/strong>\u2014 este hidalguense con mostacho revolucionario, mirada filosa, sonrisa chimuela y voz curtida por el polvo y el tiempo, tiene m\u00e1s historias que arrugas en el rostro.<\/p>\n

Naci\u00f3 \u201cpor all\u00e1 cerquita de la Vega de Metztitl\u00e1n<\/strong>\u201d, aunque confiesa que ya no recuerda el nombre exacto de su comunidad. Desde joven se fue de ella. Fue rebelde, desobediente y obstinado de sus padres, pero libre. Y de eso no se arrepiente. Su vida se ha forjado entre el campo y las balas: pic\u00f3 algod\u00f3n, chile y tomate en Sonora, donde \u201cel calor era tan cabr\u00f3n que hasta el caf\u00e9 se coc\u00eda solo en la botella de pl\u00e1stico\u201d .<\/p>\n

DE CAMPO A CUARTEL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antes de los 40 ya patrullaba como sargento, subteniente, guardia y todo lo que le pusieran. \u201cA veces me daban el puesto, pero no la credencial\u201d, dice entre risas y reclamos al sistema. Trabaj\u00f3 en Zacatecas, Nayarit, Toluca\u2026 y hasta donde lo mandaran. Fue parte de corporaciones estatales, bancarias y hasta del equipo de armeros.<\/p>\n

\"\"Para muestra, saca de la bolsa de su chamarra una bolsa de pl\u00e1stico llena de documentos, en copia, y muestra un enmicado de una credencial de la Direcci\u00f3n de Seguridad P\u00fablica del Municipio de Tepic, Nayarit H. XXVII Ayuntamiento Constitucional<\/em>, fechada el 22 de agosto de 1978<\/strong>, que lo acredita como Sargento Patrullero.<\/p>\n

En Pachuca<\/strong>, le toc\u00f3 sacar borrachos y marihu\u00e1nos de las cantinas que hab\u00eda en la zona de tolerancia, por La Surtidora. Afortunadamente, nunca le pas\u00f3 nada pese a los peligros de su oficio. Sin embargo, la verdadera batalla fue contra la injusticia\u2026 y contra el humo.<\/p>\n

Porque tambi\u00e9n fue ladrillero, de esos que moldean lodo con las manos y pulm\u00f3n con el humo. Hoy carga las secuelas: un pulm\u00f3n da\u00f1ado y ox\u00edgeno limitado. \u201cPero eso no me detiene, yo quiero llegar a los 130 a\u00f1os\u201d, sentencia con la misma firmeza con la que desenfundaba en sus d\u00edas de servicio.<\/p>\n

SOLO, PERO NO VENCIDO\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Don Cristino vive solo en el barrio de Camelia, en una casa que construy\u00f3 con sus propias manos y niveles\u2026 aunque el cimiento torcido le torci\u00f3 tambi\u00e9n la cuadra entera. \u201cTomaba mucho en esos a\u00f1os, pero ya no\u201d, asegura. Hoy baja en combi al centro, camina lento pero seguro, y pl\u00e1tica con quien se le acerque. Porque si algo le sobra a Don Cristino, adem\u00e1s de a\u00f1os, es historia.<\/p>\n

Dice que no le teme a la muerte, pero si llega, que lo agarre caminando\u2026 o que al menos le pase un avi\u00f3n por encima. Se mantiene gracias a una pensi\u00f3n por m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os de servicio y, para no aburrirse, junta fierro viejo y baratijas que vende o regala a las personas que lo necesitan.<\/p>\n

\u201cYo ya viv\u00ed mucho\u2026 pero todav\u00eda no me voy\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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