My point of view and learnings with Jose Rizal

If we were going to compare the contributions of Jose Rizal over the contributions of Andres Bonifacio to the Philippines, its just the same. Both of them shows love for country, they want to be free against the Spanish authorities. The only difference Rizal choose to make noble in order to overcome his feelings against the cruel foreign rather than holding an equipment to fight which Andres Bonifacio does. He push himself to used violent action. I should say somehow theirs nothing wrong about that because Bonifacio saw an improper way of the Spanish in treating Filipinos and their is no equality. Rizal did not used physical force that's way they considered him as our national hero. Rizal went to different countries to observe the life, government, politics and ect. from different cultures. For me its not worth it if we say he did that for our country. And I guess that observation is not the main purpose why he went to abroad. I think the main reason is he want to study to gain knowledge in many different matter. But I'm not saying I don't like him at all, I still admire Rizal for being brave and his love for our country. I've learned so many things in studying life and works of Rizal.
Firstly, Rizal is educated I realize education is important to everyone not just because people will admire you, instead you will have the right to speak about something and express your voice and people might listen to your knowledge and idea.
Secondly, Love your country more than yourself, the real hero is the one who willing to sacrifice life for the fatherland, Rizal sacrifice his life for the Philippines.
Thirdly, Don't keep your voice or throw away your idea if you have noticed something wrong in your surroundings.
Fourthly, Learn to fight with people who are abusive with regards to your rights as a person.
Lastly, Rizal always focus on his vision that's why I've learned to have a vision in life so that in the future you will achieve your dream.



Dalton Yabut     NU301
Business Management/SBA

THE BRAVE MAN AND A FIGHTER NOT PHYSICAL BUT USES INTELLECTUAL.

    What philosophy I have learned from Rizal life and how it helps me as a person? Is that if there is darkness in life there is also a light waiting ahead because with every problem it has solution. Even how hard your life now through courage and believing yourself you can pass through everything whatever it is.

   Taking Rizal’s class it differ my understanding of our history  in a sense that it live me think the life of people now compared to life of people back in Rizal’s life how people suffer from the hand of Spaniards. Sometimes while reading his book it leave me to think that what if I was in Rizal’s life back long years ago. Can I be able to do what Rizal’s did in our country?  My answer is no because Rizal’s courage, braveness, being fighter, intelligent man and his love for his people were unreachable. No wonder why, other people treat him like one of the God because I think he is one of the superior and unforgettable person in history. 

    The positive of Rizal’s life even though he died in early age, he got what he wanted in life which was his planned for Filipinos to be free from Spaniards, through writing he opened the minds of Filipinos  and give them a courage to stand to their feet and protect what’s right for them. He had been able to travel everywhere in the world despised of difficulties he were facing during those times, and now, he is being recognize as one of the national heroes.  The negative part of his life was he isn’t capable to have a family and live a normal life like others because of his mission that need to be accomplished. 

      The limitations and weaknesses of Rizal’s life and his book we used to study his life were, his weaknesses were the weaknesses of his society and I think he just focused on his missions and forgotten about how to have a family on his own.   

- Aranzado, Armida C.

Reflection Paper

For one semester, I learned a lot while studying this subject (The Life and Works of Rizal). I have gained knowledge about Dr. Jose Rizal’s life. His life was a truly inspiring story, a story of a genius man, who sacrificed his life to give love, freedom and peace for the Filipino nation. It shows the value of certain things like the love for the family, for the country and for God, which are important for the success of one’s life. Rizal is an aspiring model to every Filipino. He deserves the title that was given to him, to be our National Hero; he deserves to be what he has known for today.

-          Izza Obmaces

Learning From Within

Throughout the course "Life of Rizal" there are a lot of values that I have learned not just as a Filipino but as a person. Aside from loving our native language and our fatherland as Dr. Jose Rizal urged us, I have realized that we should live a meaningful life and let's not let other people bring us down. Like Rizal, for countless times, he had been belittled for being an indio; but instead of taking it negatively, he took it as challenge to let the Spaniards feel that they are not superior and for them to see that Filipinos should be treated equally. 

Rizal's love for education is very evident throughout the course. His thirst to learn and his guts to be far away from his loved ones is one thing that I admire the most. In this generation, there are some who does not value education; they think education is just part of the cycle of human life. Little did they know, education is not just a weapon to run away from the judgmental society but a weapon to have a brighter future. I am not saying that those who do not have a degree can't have a better life. My point here is, it's not about having a degree, it's about learning every single day. Learning is not always about reading books and good grades.

- David, Anna Marie C.

Reflection Paper

Dr. Jose Rizal's Life

The first thing I noticed in Dr. Jose Rizal’s life was that he lived a simple one. He did not choose to have a luxurious life like the most of us have wanted. Even before he became under surveillance by the Spaniards, he had lived his life as simple as possible. I think it was the work of his parents that made him lived like this. I strongly believe that one’s lifestyle is influenced mostly by their parents. I learned from the life of Rizal the importance of taking part of the parents to their children’s morals.

The second thing that I observed from the life of Rizal was his calmness and ability to think rationally even in the most complicated circumstances. His advocacy of Philippine Independence is by legal and peaceful way that is why he wrote many books in order to fire-up the revolutionary spirit of the Filipinos.

 I learned the value of education as a stepping stone towards gaining success for myself and for my country. Since there is an enough motivation to study and explore by wisdom, I made this an encouragement to myself that education shall not only stop within the corners of classrooms but shall also extend until the corners of the world. Rizal’s belief that waking up the innate desire of every Filipino youth to cultivate his intelligence is such a great thing that every individual has to ponder. His philosophy was affirmed by his educational attainment, thus giving a strong support of his educational philosophy and giving him the credibility to talk such path towards educational success. 

                                                                     -Lester Canlas

Reflection Paper

Life of Jose Rizal 

I learned a lot while studying this subject. I’ve gained knowledge about Rizal’s life and his contributions to our country. I’ve seen Rizal our hero in a different perspective. While some of us may just know him as our national hero, but for me, I’ve realized that Rizal’s just like some of us. He’s had his struggles and triumphs.

 The life of Jose Rizal was a truly inspiring story. Not just as an ordinary story of a Filipino but a story of a very intelligent and talented Filipino, who is ready to sacrifice his whole life just to give freedom and peace to his family, and own nation. It might not all about him, but those learning’s and knowledge I learned, is enough to say to myself and to other Filipino and even not, that he deserves to be what he have known for today. And that is, the National Hero of the Filipino. His life was truly amazing and colorful for the hero’s experiences mold him to what God purposely do to him. 

Jose Rizal, for my own insights, tells me the value of certain things which is important for the success of his life. That is God, Family, Country and Self. He could not reach as that far without God. The Lords is the most important one who could determine our success, just like as Rizal feared God and in return, he have been bless abundantly not by material things only but a spiritual one. That is intelligence, skills, love, and compassion. I have learned from Rizal’s life that you should make yourself fruitfully. He makes himself grow to wisdom and knowledge to use it in God’s purpose. If there were only thousands of persons like Rizal, I believe our society will be at good condition. I always hope I could be like him in some areas of his life, but I know that it is far from reality to happen. But what I am doing is that I am performing at my best, making every effort to become a productive individual in different aspects of life. 

Thanks to Rizal for he is inspires me and thanks to our professor who imparts and explains all this knowledge for us to better understands it. 


                                                                                                                 - Joyce Dizon

Reflection: I admire Jose Rizal in a different ways

Jose Rizal life reflection

A man wholeheartedly beloved his homeland the one and only Jose Rizal. This man who teach us to speak what is right and justice. Rizal show us that there is no impossible if we just continue pursuing that we can defend our own country by itself and by our own nationality. That there is no ashamed for what we have. What amazes me the most about him is not just the talents that god given to him but more on how he chooses life or death just like happiness or country. He’s not weak because he never seeks revenge on anybody all he wants is the right for his own fellow filipino. And I’ve learned about Jose Rizal Life in too many difference ways. Like;

Rizal’s Life, work, and martyrdom raised him to the highest place in pantheon of our revolutionary heroes. And I also admire His mother who mold him and turn him into what he has now without his mother I could not discern what would be rizal now. And I thank Dona Teodora for giving birth, a person who is brave and dauntless and especially who wholeheartedly beloved by this own country. And Don francisco the honorable father of rizal we all know that this person who doesn’t really talk, silent and hard working person. That who wants to provide a proper education for all his children. I personally believe that the greatest gift a father can give to their child is if he believes in him/ her no matter the circumstances.  And for rizal, he is lucky enough to have a father who believed in him. His father still believed in the works that rizal had left after his heroic death. Each parents are unique. You can see how much he loves both his parents and siblings, how much he cares for them wanting them all to be safe and happy.

 He ignored the negative feedback's he got from people who think otherwise like what Einstein did and that makes him an intelligent. The measures of intelligence is the ability   to change. Yes, he didn’t change the situation the world is in but he was able to change the fate of our nation and the lives of filipinos. Although it’s hard to forget the pain and sorrows that happened to his life and sometimes and was caused by others all he can do is to forgive and that’s what make him strong.

He died for the freedom of all filipino. I think this is the same situation like god did before. But I’m not saying that they are the same as all. In rizal book life I should say this one is the most historic. Sacrificing is very much not easy to do.

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