“They gradually lost their ancient traditions, their recollections - they forgot their writings, their songs, their poetry, their laws, in order to learn by heart other doctrines, which they did not understand; other ethics, other tastes different from those inspired in their race by their climate and their way of thinking… They became ashamed of what was distinctively their own that they may admire and praise what was foreign and incomprehensible.”
| — | Jose P. Rizal |
December 30, 2011 is Jose Rizal's 115 Death Anniversary (Rizal Day). A man, who wrote great literary pieces and became inspiration for the revolution. But for me, there are more people deserving to be the national hero; I’ll not name them.
Ang mga bagay na nagawa at nakamit ni Rizal ay talagang nagpabilib sa akin. Lalo na sa nagawa niyang impluwensya sa sangkatauhan. Ang kanyang mga pangaral, pamana at mga obra na siya nganamingmaituturing na kayamanan ng ating bansa. Ito ang tumayong simbolo o hudyat nagumising sa mga kababayan natin na maghimagsik at makibaka para sa ating kalayaan na ating tinatamasa ngayon. Si Rizal ay nagsilbing inspirasyon para sa lahat at lalo na sa mga kabataang Pilipino.
To build a new narrative for the nation requires us not to focus on the glorious past we have but on the immerse work we still have to achieve. These heroes, as we call them, are already in their graves, at peace and reduced to bones and ashes. They’ll not even know we are remembering them. Dates just function as markers in the calendar anyway; what matters is how we learn the lessons these people taught us and how we use them in building a nation fit for ourselves. (http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/jose+rizal)
“One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.”
― José Rizal”
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