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EDUCATION GIVES LUSTER TO THE MOTHERLAND

(Por la Educacion Recibe Lustre la Patria, 1876)

Wise education, vital breath

Inspires an enchanting virtue;
She puts the Country in the lofty seat
Of endless glory, of dazzling glow,
And just as the gentle aura's puff
Do brighten the perfumed flower's hue:
So, education with a wise, guiding hand,
A benefactress, exalts the human band.

Man's placid repose and earthly life

To education he dedicates
Because of her, art and science are born
Man; and as from the high mount above
The pure rivulet flows, undulates,
So, education beyond measure
Gives the Country tranquility secure.

Where wise education raises a throne

Sprightly youth are invigorated,
Who with firm stand error they subdue?
And with noble ideas are exalted;
It breaks immortality's neck,
Contemptible crime before it is halted:
It humbles barbarous nations
And it makes of savage’s champions.
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And like the spring that nourishes

The plants, the bushes of the meads,
She goes on spilling her placid wealth,
And with kind eagerness she constantly feeds,
The river banks through which she slips,
And to beautiful nature all she concedes,
So, whoever procures education wise
Until the height of honor may rise.

From her lips the waters crystalline

Gush forth without end, of divine virtue,
And prudent doctrines of her faith
The forces week of evil subdue,
That break apart like the whitish waves
That lash upon the motionless shoreline:
And to climb the heavenly ways the people
Do learn with her noble example.

In the wretched human beings' breast

The living flame of good she lights
The hands of criminal fierce she ties,
And fill the faithful hearts with delights,
Which seeks her secrets beneficent?
And in the love for the good her breast she incites,
And it's th' education noble and pure
Of human life the balsam sure.

And like a rock that rises with pride

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In the middle of the turbulent waves

When hurricane and fierce Notus roar
She disregards their fury and raves,
That weary of the horror great
So frightened calmly off they stave;
Such is one by wise education steered
He holds the Country's reins unconquered.
His achievements on sapphires are engraved;
The Country pays him a thousand honors;
For in the noble breasts of her sons
Virtue transplanted luxuriant flow'rs;
And in the love of good e'er disposed
Will see the lords and governors
The noble people with loyal venture
Christian education always procure.

And like the golden sun of the morn

Whose rays resplendent shedding gold,
And like fair aurora of gold and red
She overspreads her colors bold;
Such true education proudly gives
The pleasure of virtue to young and old
And she enlightens out Motherland dear
As she offers endless glow and luster.
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Wisdom and Knowledge in Education; a Light to Motherland

Education plays a vital role to an individual’s life. This could have been use by an individual

to assist the motherland and the universe as a whole to be as progressive than before for a past

decades. One of the Philippine National Hero wrote a poem about education which gives a gentle

sheen to motherland. It has also a Spanish translation as titled as ‘Por la Educacion Recibe Lustre

la Patria’ and was written on 1876 by Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Despite his youth, our national hero had

expressed a strong belief in education. He believed strongly in the importance of education in a

nation's growth and welfare, as shown by his poem "Education Gives Luster to the Motherland."

His high regard for education was reflected in his desire to obtain the best education possible.

Foregoing, knowledge leads to wisdom, and wisdom leads by education. Hence, there are

knowledge and wisdom in education that enliven and embolden the youth ones. The poem

“Education Gives Luster to the Motherland” claimed that education is a medium for a country's

growth and development. Through that poem, Dr. Rizal encouraged Filipinos to get an education

so that they can achieve their goals, and make the motherland more even better place to live in.

As Dr. Rizal expresses that education is what builds up a country, and allows motherland to rise

above the rest in matters of honor and a good name. With education, a motherland provides with

strong and respectable citizens who are ready to fight for her honor no matter the cost. More so,

as from the time of a man's birth to the moment of his death, a man is constantly engaged in the

journey of learning. This can come in the form of a formal education and a structured

curriculum, or in the essence of daily living. And in this continued journey, a man begins to

discover and innovate, create and recreate, giving birth to great discoveries and breathtaking

wonders. With the sword of education, they are able to identify errors and correct them. They are

able to find fault in the seemingly faultless fabric of earthly knowledge and smother it with
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truth. At last, the poem ends in a splash of color as the author likens a good education to lights of

the sun and the aurora. Great wisdom picks no favorites; young and old benefit from it and

delight in its joys. Rizal closes the verse with an image of his country with the sun overhead, a

sun that embodies the virtues and wonders of a good education, which he dreams for every

citizen to enjoy.

Aforementioned, a good education is an indeed effective remedy or light to the darkness of

problem such criminal acts and unlawful pursuits. Even nations who wish nothing more than to

divide, conquer, and control are silenced when they open their ears to the voice of wisdom,

which stops hatred in its tracks and promotes the welfare of the people. Even savages, turn into

champions when they are afforded a good education. This poem enlightens my inner self that,

indeed, education is significant as it is. It is the light to darkness of no knowledge and wisdom

which corrupt individual’s mind. Knowledge and wisdom are likened to a spring that nourishes

everything its water touches. The spring of it is everlasting; there is no end to it. Like what the

author achievements as an educated man are not forgotten, he passes his wisdom on to the

generations that come after him. He becomes a beacon to his family and sets a good example for

the youth, to fight the rights and protect the motherland at all cost.