"We should not forget even the tiniest detail of what the heroes of this country have done in order to bring peace in our country and justice in our name"- Nina
*this line will be encountered in the last part of this entry*
Sa aking inang-bayan:
"Natatala sa kasaysayan ng mga sakit ng tao ang isang kanser na sa kaselangan ay namamaga babahagyang masaling kasabay ng matinding pangingirot. dahil dito'y di mamakailang sa gitna ng kabhasnang makabago ay inibig kong kita'y gunitain, naroong nasaing makasama ako sa iyong mg alaala, naroong nasaing ipakitulad kita sa mg aibang bansa; at sa bawa't pag kakataong yao'y napakikita sa akin ang iyong mahal na larawan na may taglay sa isang kanser na panlipunang kagaya ng naturan na.
Sa pagmimithi ko sa iyong kabutihan, na siyang kabutihan naming lahat at sa pagdulang na mailalapat na lalong mabisang pankunas, ay gagawin ko and ginagawa ng mga tao noong unang panahon sa kanilang mga maysakit: itinatanghal sila sa mga baitang ng templo upang bawat taong magsadya roon at manalangin sa Diyos ay makapaghatol ng isang kagamutan.
At sa ganitong layon ay pagsisikapan kong mailarawan ang iyong kalagayan sa paraang tapatan at walang pangingimi; itataas ko ang isang laylay, ng birang na kumakanlong sa sama, iwawaksi ang lahat alang-alang sa katotohanan, maging ang pag-ibig sa sarili, spagka't ako, na anak mo, ay matataglay rin ng iyong kapintasan at kahinaan."
- Dr. Jose P. Rizal : National Hero
*pag-aalay ng may katha*
-- "Never give up."yes,that was Rizal's mentality as he fought the perils of the world during his time. He is one of the well known men of our country who fought for justice through his writings like the "Noli me tangere"(Touch me Not) which gives most of us a hard time to understand due to its' complexity of language. But do we really know what it implies? what it signifies as a beacon of truth for the Filipinos before and even today? Do we see the reality of life in it? Some still look it up, but to me, it just takes some common sense and open mindedness.
When this book was found out, it was used against Jose Rizal's life. They judged him over and over again just to bring down the Filipino name. But he did what was right, and everybody knew the right path. Unfortunately at that time, Spaniards were putting a leash around our necks so that every thing we say will be favorable to them; making us like puppets. But gaahh who cares right? at least some survived?. NO. that is not the point. The point is, that this book shows us the reality in our culture. We have this certain kind of mentality that makes us feel inferior to another culture: American. You see? nowadays, do you see people in Baro't Saya's? in Camisa's? walking down the street? no! Because we think that wearing those, is "out of style" or corny. And yes, i did not forget the late Francis M. Do you know what sets him apart from other rap artists around the world? It is the fact that he is nationalistic. He takes pride in his country even if he was born in America. But some don't appreciate that, Most of the people here think that the Americans do it better in all fields. In education, in work, in music,in clothing and even in language. We think that we are only second best. Ever since.. well.. EVER, we have been colonized by several groups: the Japanese, Spanish, etc..
With Rizal's book itself, gives us a clear idea on how we want our country and lives to be. With the phrase "Touch me Not" as a title, he already gives a sneak peek on what he wants to indicate in his book. He wanted freedom and the truth form the colonizers. The same needs we want until now but we falter from gaining our goal; Like a man clinging on to a cliff which leads to the depths of the splashing and raging rapids of the deep infinite ocean, with his breath staggering, he sees a rope on one side accessible when he reaches just a bit further, but to him, death seemed like an option; thinking that grabbing the rope was futile for his wounded and abused arms were weary and tired, he jumped into the dark abyss of the ocean, of failure. He did not think much about his options, he only chose the easiest way to go. and that's where the wrong part comes in. We realize that in this life, we need to choose the better and wiser path rather than the easiest path.
We have to learn to stand up on our own feet, and stop thinking about what others think, we have to think about what we think is right and prove the other races wrong that we can't have our full dignity about ourselves, the Filipino people. We have to follow as what our ancestors of a long time ago have tried and tried to do : to bring sexy back to the Philippines. :) haha. Let's not get side tracked, shan't we.? I was just trying to break the *too much* seriousness of this whole blog entry. We should not forget even the tiniest detail of what the heroes of this country have done in order to bring peace in our country and justice in our name. We should not forget the hardships, the victories and even the failures of our own people.
Then and there, we learn from these mishaps and make our tomorrow better than yesterday.
