In a small rural district in southern Mexico, where the family survived on a few plots of land and exhausting days of construction, lived Doña Rodrigo , their father with a heart full of dreams for his daughters. Despite having learned to read only through a few literacy classes as a young man, Rodrigo had hope that his twin daughters, Lpita and Dalia , would have a better life through education.
When the girls turned 10, Rodrigo made a decision that would change their lives. He sold everything he had: his straw house, his small plot of land, and even his old bicycle, the only tool he knew to spend extra money transporting groceries. With the little money he saved, he took Lúpita and Dalia to Mexico City , determined to give them a real opportunity.
Rodrigo accompanied them and took on any job they found: he transported bricks to construction sites, unloaded produce at markets, collected cardboard and plastic; he worked day and night to pay for his daughters’ tuition and food. He was always nearby, even from afar, making sure they had everything they needed.
“If I’m cold, it doesn’t matter,” he said to himself, “as long as they’re here.”
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But life in the city was hard. At first, Rodrigo slept under the grass, using a piece of plastic as a mat. Many times, he skipped school so his daughters could eat unsalted rice and cooked vegetables. He began to sew their clothes and wash their pillows; his rough hands were etched with detergent and ice water in the winter.
When the girls cried for their mother, he could only hold them tightly, while the tears fell in silence, silent:
“I can’t be your mother… but I will be everything you need.”
Years of effort took their toll. Once, the construction site collapsed, but the hopeful gaze of Lpita and Dalia weighed on him, and he stood up, clenching his teeth. He never let them see his house; he always reserved his smiles for them. At night, he sat by the lamp and read his books, learning letter by letter to help them with their homework.
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When he got sick, he ran through the alleys looking for affordable doctors, he spent every last peso on medicine, he even got sick, just so he wouldn’t suffer.
The love he gave them became the flame that lit his humble home in every difficulty.
Lpita and Dalia were brilliant students, always among the best in their class. No matter how poor they were, Rodrigo never stopped telling them:
Study, daughters. My future is my only dream.
Twenty-five years passed. Rodrigo, already old and fragile, with snow-white hair and trembling hands, no longer believed in his daughters.
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Until one day, having rested in their cot and their rented room, Lpita and Dalia, strong and radiant women, dressed in impeccable pilot outfits, returned.
“Dad,” they said, taking his hands, “we want to take you somewhere.”
Bewildered, Rodrigo followed them as they led him to the airport… and arrived at the airport, the same place he had pointed out from behind the rusty door as if he were girls, saying:
“If you ever get to wear that uniform… it will be my greatest happiness.”
And now, there he was, standing in front of a huge plane, flanked by his daughters, now pilots for Mexico’s national airline.
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Tears streamed down her wrinkled cheeks as she hugged them.
“Dad,” he said, “thank you. For your sacrifices… today we fly.”
The airport attendees were moved by the scene: a humble man in worn sandals, proudly carrying his two daughters to the runway. Later, Lpita and Dalia revealed that she had bought a beautiful house for her father. She also created a scholarship fund for herself to help young, happy children like them.
Although his sight had weakened with age, Rodrigo’s smile shone brighter than ever. He stood proud, looking at his daughters with their brilliant faces.
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His story became a passional inspiration. From being a poor worker who sewed torn garments by the lamp, he raised daughters who now reached for the heavens. And in the end, his love lifted him up… to the heavens he could only dream of before.
