Faith, Love, Time and Dr.

Lazaro
Gregorio Brillantes

Authors Background
Greg Brilliantes was born in Camiling , Tarlac in 1932 a Palanca Award Hall of Famer a multi-awarded fiction writer is one of the Philippines most popular writers in English he obtained his Litt. B. degree in Ateneo de Manila University he also published a short story entitled The Distance to Andromeda

Setting
Dr. Lazaro house, specifically, at the Sala. Outside the town the station after the Agricultural High School and before the San Miguel bridge.

Characters
Dr. Lazaro house, specifically, at the Sala. Outside the town the station after the Agricultural High School and before the San Miguel bridge.

Summary of the Story

Dr. Lazaro is a country doctor, a husband to Mrs. Lazaro, and a father to Ben Lazaro. Due to the harsh reality and concrete problem that he encounters every day, Dr. Lazaro loses his faith, love, and time. One night, a man phoned him named Pedro Esteban, asking him to come their house because his new born baby is seriously ill.

Dr. Lazaro agreed and asked his son Ben to drive him to Estebans place. He knew, from the description of Esteban to him that the baby has a terminal case of tetanus and wont survive. As they were on the road, Dr. Lazaro and Ben had some conversation about Bens achievement. And this journey from their home to Estebans home became a spiritual journey most especially to Dr. Lazaro. When they reached Estebans house, he checked the baby but its too late and he cant do anything about it. And by the time he sees his son baptizing the week baby, the faith of Ben opens his faith to GOD again.

Literary Devices
Lazaro GOD of help. In the bibble, Lazaro is man who died but Jesus made him alive again. He was full of darkness but surrounded by Light. Ben son, full of faith, hope, and love. Tetanus An infection, a big problem which is spreading Pedro Esteban Light it is associated with all the things Dr. Lazaro no longer believes in. Faith in the circle of the yellow light, her head bowed, she seemed absorbed in some contemplative prayer. Love (but is distant from) in the glow of the dashboard lights, the boys face relaxed, smiled. Life his self Baby innocence Wires communication with God

Theme
Dr. Lazaro on this story is a man who is full of darkness inside. He is not an evil man though. He is simply tired of all the things he sees with his profession. And knowing that he lost one of his child because of suicide. He loses his faith to God, his love, and we can also associate his HOPE. He probably asking if there is a God, why he would let us suffers in so much pain. Why would he let a baby, which was so innocent and let him die with a terrible illness? And also his self, he is a doctor but wasnt able to help his own son with his problem. He cures other people but with his own son he wasnt able to do it. Theres so much pain with Lazaro but he is surrounded by light, by faith, by love, by hope, by empathy, and time. Ben, Mrs. Lazaro, Pedro, helps to believe again. Believe that there is still so much time for him to gain back the faith, love and hope that he lose. Each of us also suffers and surrounded by darkness and pain in this world. But whats good thing about the Filipinos is we dont lose our faith. If someone loses his faith, friends or families will be there to support and help us through all the sorrows and problems we are facing. The tetanus of baby also means an illness of our country which is spreading throughout. It is a big problem that we encounter everyday but with so much love and faith, we have so much time to change and be a united as one and have this country be clean country with no crime and be back on its innocency.