Rizal served as an inspiration for many people during his time.

For him, a revolution is not only

about using bolos or firearms, but by using the pen which is mightier than the sword,” he said.

He said that millennials should bear in mind that whatever they feel, whatever they do, whatever
they act are a very important part of their way of life.
Rizal believed that the primary function of governments is the promotion of the welfare of the people.
In his second novel, El Filibusterismo, he wrote that governments are established for the welfare of
the people. In order to accomplish this purpose, governments have to listen to the voice of the
people. Rizal believed that social progress was possible if there was cooperation between the
government and people. A stupid government is an anomaly among righteous people, just as a
corrupt people cannot exist under rules and wise laws. Like people, like government. A government
that needs the support of the people must continue to have an open and free dialogue with the
people.

Rizal already recognized the importance of education in the progress and welfare of the nation when
he was only a teenager.

Rizal’s ideas on education was relevant to the Philippines then and now, as it is relevant in any other
country where people desire to improve the quality of their lives. It will be to their benefit if Filipinos
and everyone else, particularly those who are still young, to listen and heed Rizal’s advice on
education: “:read, read, and learn”. Education will elevate them to new heights and become not only
active, but also recognized partners, in the art of government and every community activity.

According to him, mothers must raise their children close to the image of God; teach their children to
guard and love their honor, to love their native land, and perform their duties; and must fortify the
minds of their children so that they may overcome difficulties and dangers. The wife should help her
husband, “inspire him with courage, share his perils … sweeten his moments or affliction, always
remembering that there is no grief that a brave heart cannot bear.”