Pluma - Si Rizal, Ang Dakilang Manunulat (Reflection Paper)

SEAN KHAINE S.
DELA CRUZ CABEIHM-OMGT

Activity No. 8
Pluma - Si Rizal, ang dakilang manunulat (Reflection Paper)
After watching the documentary about our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, I felt proud
to say I am a Filipino. It inspired to become a better citizen in our own country. Philippines is
very rich in culture especially in history, history that should continue to pass on to
generation to other generation. The history about Jose Rizal is very inspiring in a way that
you would ask yourself, what can I do for my country, can I do the same thing that Rizal did,
can I sacrifice my life to save my fellow countrymen, what is like to be Rizal? These are
some questions that I’ve been asking. Rizal is not just a hero but rather a symbol of unity.
Without Rizal will there be freedom, I think the answer is no because the moment Rizal
died, our fellow Filipino realize the time has come to fight back, we can no longer ignore the
abusive authority, this is our country we should be the ones setting rules not them or telling
what the things are we can do or not. Pen is mightier than a sword, I do believe in that
quotation. Rizal two novels made the Spaniards frighten. The first novel: Noli Me Tangere
published in Europe to spread the wrongdoings of the Spanish priest and how they abuse
their power. It is written in Spanish because they are the audience and after a few copies
sent to the Philippines they banned the novel. I think the reason behind it is they are guilty
of their wrongdoings, and it might be the start of a revolution against them. The novel is
truly an art that full of passion and one day I also want to write a novel that can influence
my audience, to share my thoughts and ideas and most of all to inspire them. Writing is not
as easy as it seems because ideas doesn’t come as whole it would take time to process it
to become a thing that can influence and allure the audience to listen and make a further
understanding. It is truly amazing when you write something and publish it will become
forever because as the documentary said pen can write ideas, you can kill the writer but
not the idea. Blood is thicker than water. People may turn their back to Rizal but not his
family. They may not agree in every decision that Rizal make but they always support him. I
admire his brother Paciano for pushing Rizal to go to Europe to learn more and enhance his
skills. We all have different family, and we cannot choose them because it is up to the Lord
who or what kind of family you will belong. I am lucky as Rizal is because I’ve been blessed
with the kind and loving family that always look after me and
support and guide me in everything I experience in life. Some people do not have family
because they were abandoned before they can even learn to speak. Rizal will not be the
hero we all knew without his family like her mother taught him to read, to respect the elders
and other good things. Maybe Rizal also wants to save our country so he can also save his
parents and brother and sisters from the abusive Spaniards. Our culture will not be as
great as we know if the foreign countries did not colonize us. One of the good things that
the Spaniards brought here is the Christian religion, without their teachings we would not
know our heavenly Father, the tradition, the bible and other things about religion. Rizal was
religious specifically when he was young. I remember in my childhood days when my
grandmother and I encounter someone we knew, they will have a little bit of chat and then
they would ask me to pray before I start, I would ask in English or Tagalog? They would
laugh at first then tell me what they are preferring. It is my first time to know the names of
the woman who have been romantically related to Rizal, I knew that she had several
girlfriends, but I did not expect in every country he has visited which amaze me by that fact.
If I were Rizal traveling around the world, I do not think I would have that kind of
relationship, I may admire the good-looking people around me but not in the way I would
have relationship among them and then ended it if I leave the country. I would never have
the confidence to date two people at the same time. I admire Rizal because upon courting
or dating the two ladies named “Leonor”, he was never caught and I’m curious about it,
why would he court Leonor Valenzuela if Leonor Rivera was his long-time girlfriend for
eleven or twelve years and got his heart broke when Rivera got married to another man. If I
am in a relationship, I stay committed to one person I love. In the end I learned there is lot
to discover about our national hero and mysteries that does not have a conclusion. I admire
Rizal for his undying love for our country.

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