Personal Essay on the Relevance of the Rizal Course

There are so many reasons why Rizal Course is important and most especially relevant until
now. Personally, a history that cannot be bent by time but only by people is taught during our early
days in school. I was thankful and excited when I try to reminisce those days. By the time that we
faced the reality of life, it is true that we tend to just focus on our survival and forget or lose touch
on the things that built us to where we are now.

History for me is very important. Those are real happenings, settings of the past that our
heroes fought so hard for. Hundreds of years may have passed but I am glad that the story of our
heroes and the only Rizal, has inspired so many people and transpired to many revolutions for
freedom, the one that we cannot have for so many years under different colonists.

There are many people who are trying to distort our history, who were never in favor of
our independence, who wants to succumb to the ruling of the bad ones, but I know that as true
Filipino citizens, we will fight with our minds and over our dead body can they have control again
on us. And it is true that it is not only about the Spaniards, Japanese, Americans and whoever else
would like to colonize us, but in the sense of being a citizen in this country, it is important to have
freedom, no abuse of power, and where everyone is equal. Rizal taught us that we can fight for it
because who else will. We will achieve it once we are all united and educated about what is
happening. Despite being different, we will all be united for one goal because of our love for our
country.

I would like to insert the coming election into why the course is very relevant. I think that
if we all are educated as to why we should vote for the most qualified, honest, genuine,
accountable, transparent leaders, we are able to retain the freedom that our heroes shed blood
with. We have to put in mind that whoever we put in that power, will either get us all up or dig
our graves deeper. We are putting our hopes in life on them but know that Rizal taught us that we
have the right to take it back. He taught us to always care for our motherland and to never take
advantage of it. So, I hope that everyone will be more enthusiastic about learning our history and
the works of Jose Rizal. His story should never be forgotten, so our love for the Philippines will stay
until we die.

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Monique Coloscos Sudavee Evangelista
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