José Rizal: Sa Landas ng Paglaya (José Rizal: On the Path to Freedom)

0:01 In writing history, it is very important to ask, "Where are we now? Is life in the Philippines better now? What do you have in store for our freedom?" Watch the stories of the people, the stories of the people of their lives, and maybe we'll find answers to the past, answers to the challenges of the present. What am I? Just a person? No family?

0:48 And I've already tried to live my life. I've been fooled a few times. But even if what I'm facing is dark, maybe it's

1:33 even darker if it's not just the light of a new day in my country. you

2:24 The first time I met Rizal was when I was a kid in Piso. I bought candy, so Rizal was in Piso. I first met Rizal in the classroom. I remember that he had a copy of his grades. He had the highest grades until Claro M. Recto arrived on the scene. Of course, I heard Rizal's name. For sure, because of Avenida Rizal, I don't think the Luneta is still called Rizal Park. But of course, Rizal is like part of the landscape. I don't think seriously about him. He has inhabited our imagination. There's an element of legend, of knowledge. What happened to him. It's like his life was scripted. He

3:11 was born here, became famous in Europe, came back, and died. It's like in movies, right? Even when he was still alive, there were legends. Even before the Americans came, Aguinaldo already proclaimed the first commemoration of the death of Rizal. The Americans came and we can say that they used Rizal. This was translated into monuments, money, Rizal Day. That's when we had problems. Because you can only appreciate Rizal by reading him, not reading about him. I think few

4:01 Filipinos read his poetry. few Filipinos read his essays. He's all over the place, all over the landscape. Everybody knows he died for the Philippines, but only until then. So, what Renato

4:47 Constantino said is true. This is an example of veneration without understanding. "Pasiano, we haven't seen or talked to each other for four years, even just in writing. Maybe because we were not enough as siblings. But maybe because we

5:34 don't know each other. We don't need to talk to understand each other. Now that I'm going to die, I will tell you my last words. I regret that I left you alone. Let go of the family and the problems. I always remember you working for my life. I believe that

6:22 this is not a waste. Asyano, if you're a good reader, I'm not at fault. It's just late at night. I know you're having a hard time because of me. Forgive me. The training in

7:08 the Rizal House was not to be overly expressive of your sentiments. And this, I think, posed a big personality problem for Rizal because if you read his poems, your conclusion is that this guy is sentimental. So I imagine that there were strong feelings between the two brothers but not expressed. No, they're not in the letters. There's a good line from Rizal to Blumenthal. He said, "After all this time, I haven't told you about my brother, the man. I hope you'll get to know him."

7:57 Paciano was really the kuya. And he was a kuya, you might say, of broken dreams. Because he didn't finish his law course. Because of the coup, he was forced to come back. Father Rizal was a close student of Father Jose Burgos, who was considered the most subversive of the secular parents at that time, who were fighting for the secularization of the Philippine Church. Because Father Burgos was close to Father Paciano, Marcado at the time, Father Paciano went to the province. Rizal, at the time, a few months later, entered the country of Ateneo. He was enrolled using his second name, Jose Rizal, so

8:44 that he could have a better distance with his brother, who was still hiding. First of all, he was a farmer, was able to provide for Rizal's education. He was Rizal's main link to his own family, and he was Rizal's financial provider. But beyond that, he was also a general in the revolutionary army. He was a hero in his own right. Jose, do you still remember the story you told me one day? That our family is going through a big

9:31 problem. And you can't see if we'll be rich or if we'll have a hard time after this. Because it's just a dream? I still think about it. And I still remember it because it's a dream. Not just once, but twice. Just like you. But for me, the outcome is clearly better. "Basiano, I'm thinking about the day you'll be going to Europe before I go home." "The dreams we talked about that night, he was the one who

10:16 watched my steps." "The two paths can't be controlled, especially when someone wants to go home because he can't find a way to change." Many of us here are always full of blood and lack of breath but I can't understand why they can't be put in a position because they are still young or they haven't experienced pain yet? There are also those who are just lazy and not very smart so they are constantly laughed at and their companions are ashamed of Why did they let

11:02 themselves travel to other countries? They are lacking in their own way He received letters from the Philippines complaining to him about Filipino youths in Madrid who are just gambling their money away. First, they wake up late. Second, they might not be able to enter. Third, in the afternoon, they are complaining. Fourth, At night, he would go to the house for the prostitutes. He said, "How can we be a burden to the Spanish if we ourselves are

11:48 not a burden to ourselves?" You're here, you're not just here to represent yourselves or your families, you're representing an entire country. What he learned from his foreign country was the idea of liberalism. At that time, it was happening in Europe. He learned here People have rights that should be respected in society. And he didn't see that Filipinos were being respected in the Philippines because we are a Spanish colony. The solidarity, the promise that the propagandists, the leading propagandists in Madrid, Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaina, and Jose Rizal, shared their traditions where they discuss what changes can

12:36 be made in the Philippines. In their analysis of the Philippine situation, the contravida is the "prayle." That's a very liberal idea, which you find very much in the NOLI. Liberalism doesn't like authority. When you read the Noli more carefully, then you see that there is a deeper question that Rizal is trying to answer. It's a personal thing. If you look at Ibarra, he changes after his weeks in Fort Santiago. "Don't start a revolution," Elias tells him, "because you're after revenge. You are being motivated by anger. You will

13:21 just cause a lot of innocent people to die." If you read the last chapter of Philly, whom does Father Florentino condemn? Filipinos. In Nolly Metangre, she was full of hope. In El Filibusterismo, her vision of life became a little dark. Rizal might say that a revolution will not succeed if it is only based on one's own interests. His love for the country. He thinks that we should all have a sense of purpose. Very consistent. Like I said, he willed himself into the hero that he became. The time of the Battle

14:07 of Arcala is over in the Philippines. The good deeds of his children are no longer happening there. The country has been destroyed. The colorful and reddish clouds are a sign that a new dawn is coming on these lands. Where people have long been stranded, while the sun only shone on other lands. In the presence of the people of Canluran, they woke up and were alive. And now they are asking for light, life, and prosperity that was once in him. This proves that the evolution of change is immortal. Like the mother who teaches her child to speak so that

14:54 she can understand the joys This need and sadness is the same in Spain. The Philippines is still teaching even though there are people who are cheating. These people who are cheating are blind. They have a small mind. They are full of lies. They are bad and they are doing bad. And they are always stopping every true feeling from their hearts. They are also asking for the price of defeat. Only dogs will be able to survive here. And only the dead will be able to feed our animals. Let's drink. Let's drink so we can

15:39 honor our painters. Luna and Hidalgo. Aside from the true and true victories of the two races, we also honor the youth of the Philippines. I hope they will also be like them in that way. I hope that Spain will fulfill its long-standing plans of reform. The earth has been destroyed and it is not yet solid. As a final word, let us honor our parents The Brindis of 1884 became

16:27 controversial because of the idea of two countries, two cities. He praised Spain for creating the conditions that allowed the art of somebody like Juan Luna or Resurrection Hidalgo to flourish. But at the same time, he was very clear that their art was the art of a particular country, a different patria. The way he said it was subversive. The thought that you have two countries joined together as one. It

17:13 sounds nice, but when you think about it, you think, "Wait a minute!" Did the Philippines leave? When the Philippines received the money, Rizal became even more angry with the authorities. His family and his mother were the ones who took care of him. Maybe, anyone can say that they are being bullied, but they shouldn't disturb their family. That's what happened. His family was disturbed. The Calamba Hacienda case is one of the cases that we can consider as a big case of Rizal's corruption. His family had a hard time because of this. He started by raising the rent of the lands that they were selling to the Calamba. Then Rizal found

17:59 out that not all the Dominicans that were being claimed on their land were really them. So Rizal said, "We shouldn't pay." He was really upset because there were houses that were burned, people were evicted from their homes. He announced his plan to return to the Philippines, to the Filipinos in Madrid. And he told them, "I don't think the battle that we have to fight should be fought here. It has to be fought in our own country." So he went home. He didn't force his family to go to the Philippines. They're the ones that said no. Don't come here. We will go there and meet you

18:48 in Hong Kong. My love for you is what pushed me to do this. I don't know if this is right. The day has come, Scott. I know you all had a hard time because of me. From

19:34 the very start, my home was just halfway point. Because her family didn't want her to go back to the Philippines, they were afraid that Rizal would be killed, so they went to Hong Kong. The

20:22 happiest months were spent in Hong Kong when they were all together. She wrote a letter in Tagalog that said, "The only thing that seems to be fighting is the Philippines. We should fight there." "A person must be ready to die for his duty and faith." When it comes to the Philippines, one of

21:10 the most important things he did was the establishment of the La Liga Filipina. The Filipinos were also very

21:57 open-minded. They were very helpful and responsible to each other. If you read the bylaws, it's very tame. We have to imagine, it was very subversive when it came to this. We will be helping each other. The Governor General thought that he was more trouble than he was worth. When they found out, that this symbol of reform was cut down. They said, "Bonifacio, this is it. There's nothing else we can do." So they created the KKK. For me, that is the peak of Rizal's political activity. In the last four years of Rizal's

22:43 life, from 1892 to 1896, he was a criminal. We can't say that we know Bang Rizal well. He had his school, he picked the best students, and he was teaching them for free. He gave free medical services to the poor. He was really a man of projects. That's what makes Rizal happy. He was able to get more out of 24 hours than most of us. We know that while Rizal was in the hospital, Andres Bonifacio sent Dr. Pio Valenzuela. For example, someone to give him medication. But the truth is, Andres Bonifacio wanted to know what Rizal's opinion was about the implantation of

23:30 hemoxycanthin. He asked Pio of Valenzuela, "Do you have arms?" "No." "Do you have money?" "No." "Do you have rich Filipinos behind you?" "No." "Do you have a strong European power behind you?" "No." Maybe he realized that not only through political aspects can there be a change in the Philippines. Maybe he thought that there are many other things in the society, in the civilization, that can lead to change. And he has the ability to fulfill those changes. He returned to Manila on August 1896 because he was going to Cuba. There was a revolution there and he was going to serve as a doctor. Imagine what happened. August 1896,

24:16 Rizal arrived, the most famous Filipino, in Manila Bay. The revolution suddenly broke out. What would the Castilian think? In his trial in December, he said, "That's not a coincidence. When it comes to Spain, He waited for three days inside the boat. Finally, he got off the boat. He returned in half a day. He was already free. Then, another month, he returned to the Philippines.

25:05 Another month, he was in Fort Santiago. Goodbye, my beloved country. The land that was loved by the sun. Pearls of silver. Our forgotten paradise. I am happy to give you this beautiful and prosperous life. If it is more of a machine, more fun, easier to use, it

25:54 will still be given to you. It will be given for your own good. In the midst of war, in the delirium of battle, others have saved lives without any doubt or doubt. It doesn't matter where. Cipres, Laurel, Colirio, even if they are killed or shot in battle, or martyrs, all will pass. If

26:41 you ever see me in love, in the grave,

27:29 A flower bloomed, and your lips were white. And I was born again. Even though I was blind, I could feel your breath, your breath, and your breath. Fire. Let us pray for all those who have been blessed, for those who have passed the day of peace. Let us pray for all those

28:18 who live in poverty, the suffering of husband and children, the suffering of the poor and the poor. And to you, I pray that you may forgive your sins. If my grave is forgotten and I can no longer find the cross, the stone, let it be broken and broken. Let it be before my grave is lost, become a

29:07 grave, become a land again. I will not have any memories of you. I will surround all of your heavens. I will be loud, powerful, and loud. I will be light, sparkly, and colorful. I will be beautiful, and I will repeatedly crush my enemies. I will destroy the earth. I will destroy all of

29:53 my enemies. Listen to my prayer, my beloved Philippines. My family is yours now. All my love. I will rule the land without any enemies, without any executioners, without any enemies. Where there is faith, you will not die. Where there is God, He is the King. He's not just a rebel in the movie.

30:39 He's irrelevant not because he's superhuman or because his talent is different or he's a prophet. We have to change a lot. That idea is very Rizalian and we're not paying attention to it. The target is really the ethical change of the Filipino. He says, "The redemption of the Philippines presupposes virtue, and virtue

31:27 presupposes sacrifice, and sacrifice presupposes love." Virtue, sacrifice, love. That's what he meant by love of country. Are we still facing that problem? I think I can hear the answer. He had a high view of his country, his country. I think we should all be like him. Rizal's life was full of love, he did a lot of things, he started a lot of things. Rizal lived a fuller life than we imagine. That's a good reason for us to emulate

32:12 him. But that full life was at the service of something higher. so

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