"The pen is mightier that
the sword"
That is one of the sayings we heard about rizal, rizal is just only
writing so that he can express his feelings through the way that filipinos are
the one that opened the eyes of all the filipinos and gave them the courage to
fight, even Andres Bonifacio look up to rizal as his hero that's why even if
he didn't physically fought, he became a national hero.
Rizal became a hero for his published works that openly critized
the government. His imprisonment and death inspired the people to act.
Actually, Filipinos before idolized rizal rather than bonifacio and aguinaldo
because of his works which are the noli me tangere and El
Filibusterismo.
Through his works, Rizal was able to revolutionize the way
that the Filipino thought. That is another reason why Jose Rizal is the
national hero of the Philippines. Even without making rousing speeches or bold
declarations, he was able to stir the people’s inner spirit.
He showed that without killing another man, one can fight oppression. He also demonstrated how the power of the pen could be stronger than the sword. He also showed how someone could bring about change without resorting to violence.
Dr. Rizal was a peace-loving man, and in his books, he made all the revolutionary efforts of his characters fail utterly. He believed that the peaceful way of reform was the way to change the status quo in the Philippines then. He surmised that there were intelligent and willing listeners in "Mother Spain," who would be willing to make the necessary changes in the colonial government so that the Philippines could reach its fullest potential. Dr. Rizal and his allies fought for the recognition of the Philippines as a province of Spain. They actively reiterated in their efforts and in their written works that
(1) Spaniards and Filipinos must be treated as equals;
(2) Filipinos must have a representative to the Spanish "Cortes" or Legislature;
(3) The parishes in the Philippines must be given to secular priests, and not to religious orders; and
(4) Filipinos should be given the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to fair trial. Above all these, Dr. Rizal and his compatriots lobbied for the removal of the religious orders in the Philippines, which they identified as the cause of the nation's backward state.
He showed that without killing another man, one can fight oppression. He also demonstrated how the power of the pen could be stronger than the sword. He also showed how someone could bring about change without resorting to violence.
Dr. Rizal was a peace-loving man, and in his books, he made all the revolutionary efforts of his characters fail utterly. He believed that the peaceful way of reform was the way to change the status quo in the Philippines then. He surmised that there were intelligent and willing listeners in "Mother Spain," who would be willing to make the necessary changes in the colonial government so that the Philippines could reach its fullest potential. Dr. Rizal and his allies fought for the recognition of the Philippines as a province of Spain. They actively reiterated in their efforts and in their written works that
(1) Spaniards and Filipinos must be treated as equals;
(2) Filipinos must have a representative to the Spanish "Cortes" or Legislature;
(3) The parishes in the Philippines must be given to secular priests, and not to religious orders; and
(4) Filipinos should be given the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to fair trial. Above all these, Dr. Rizal and his compatriots lobbied for the removal of the religious orders in the Philippines, which they identified as the cause of the nation's backward state.
By: Jonjie Sasutil
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