The Ideals of

Rizal
Presented By:

Mylene Mancilla
Jayson Borondia
Francis Nason Castillejo
Carewin Gonzales
 The Ideals of Rizal
- The Ideals of Rizal can be considered as a unique aspects of our history that gave inspiration to the
Filipinos a greater sense of dignity and human values and a faith in their own country and
civilization. It became a power to provide enlightenment and awakening of a blind people towards
national progress. Rizal used his pen to arouse his people through his works and writing and
advocated peaceful reforms from the Spanish Government.

- Rizal was inspired by U.S President Abraham Lincoln's political-dictum "government of the people,
by the people, and for the people" and with the watchwords of the French National "Liberty,
Equality and Fraternity." He also emphasized Confucius philosophy "search into the nature of
things, extend the boundaries of knowledge, make the purpose sincere, regulate the mind, cultivate
personal virtue, promote the harmony of the family, govern the state and keep the world in peace.“

- In 19th century such concept concepts as democracy and nationalism triggered revolutionary
changes in science, technology, justice, human rights, equality, economics and politics. These
conditions that existed in the Philippines around the world greatly influence the Ideals of Rizal.
Cont.
- Rizal, cognizant about the prevailing conditions was influenced by various motives – his moral
and rational persuasions as well as his tendency to idealize – insisted non-violent means were more
reasonable, and efficacious based on reason and justice.

On Nationalism.
This relatively modern term permeated the writings of Rizal. He tried to put emphasis on the need
of recovering this great ideal to awaken the nationalistic spirit among the Filipinos who were quite
passive. In the Fili, his characters were much more eager to press for a Filipino nation. Simoun
said: "If they refuse to teach you their language, then cultivate your own, make it more widely
known keep alive our native culture for our people, and instead of aspiring to be a mere province,
aspire to be a nation, develop an independent mentality so that neither rights or customs, nor
language the Spaniards may ever feel at home here, or even be looked upon by our people as the
fellow-citizen, but rather, always as an invader, a foreigner, and sooner or later you shall be free.”
For Simoun, such a world can only be made after the elimination of tyrants and slaves among
nations."
Cont.

- Some of Rizal's writings sounded ominous and subversive to some of his contemporaries. The Fili,
he seemed to have advocated national independence for the Filipino. But how is it to be gained?
Rizal hesitated and it seemed that he was aware of the many bloody incidents that would come
with the revolution. Rizal's hesitations were clearly reflected in the words of Father Florentino: "I
do not mean to say that our freedom must be won at the point of the sword. The sword now counts
for very little in the destinies of our times. But I do say that we must win our freedom by deserving
it, by improving the mind and enhancing the dignity of the individual, loving what is just and
what is good, what is great to the point of dying for it.“
Nationalism in Education
- Education can be a powerful weapon in propagating nationalism. A nationalist
education would place great importance on the teaching of Philippine history from the
point of view of the Filipino people. This will develop an anti-colonial, anti-imperialist
orientation based on our historical experience as a people. Such a history should clarify
bow, why and for whose benefit our people have been exploited and oppressed. A
nationalist education would also emphasize a critical study of the Philippine economy
so that, as a people, we will learn to be wary of economic progress proposed by foreign
governments and institutions. Moreover, we should know how the world capitalist
system operates so that we can understand in what way economic development will
affect our people. In history, as in economics, we must use only one basic yardstick. We
must judge past events and present developments in terms of whether or not they serve
or will serve the best interests of the Filipino people.
- Educating for nationalism means consciously educating Filipinos
to be Filipinos - Filipinos who will work for the Philippines and
for the Filipino people. To be pro- Philippines and pro-Filipinos,
one must have national identity. Our present educational system
promotes pride in our beautiful land, our sampaguita, our Mayon
and Banawe, our Smiling people. It promotes national identity or
nationhood, but nationalism is more than nationhood.
On Moral Values.
- Moral values can exist only in a free being and his voluntary
human acts. By willingness to be morally good, a man becomes
good.

- Moral values is universal in the sense that what holds for an

individual, holds for all in the same conditions and
circumstances. Moral values implies obligation.

- Rizal, a man of powerful energy and intellectual endowments

valued loyalty, filial devotion, benevolence, love, faithfulness,
justice, harmony and peace.
- Rizal had a penchant for describing the power structure which
seemed to him unjust and thus induced people to criminality and
discontent. "The discontented, the criminal and the desperate
will follow you, but the people will stand apart, I would not
follow you myself: I would never resort to these extreme
measures while I could see some hope in men. He made his major
character in Fili point out the needed reforms: radical reforms in
the military, in the clergy, in the administration of justice... more
respect for human dignity, greater security for the individual,
and less privileges for an organization which so easily abuses
them.“
On Cooperation.
- Rizal at an early age, was awakened to the necessity of cooperation
among men and, thus was a forerunner to the United Nations and the
other world efforts at peace keeping. Others tried to influence him to
individualistic ideals but their effort never matched the solid cooperative
conviction of Rizal. He said: "He who wants to help himself should help
others, because if he neglects others, he too will be neglected by them.
One midrib is easy to break, but not a bundle of many midribs tied
together." Rizal wanted so much to unite the Filipino people.

- He believed that class struggle is not a requirement to human progress.

Man has been guided by the principle of cooperation and not conflict.
"Class war is not the cause of social progress. The cause of this disease
is the inability to subsist, and the result of the disease is war. What Karl
Marx gained through his studies of social problems was the knowledge of
disease in the social progress.
Cont.

- Cooperation is working together for a common purpose It exists among

members of the family, peers, and friends by way of mutual sharing of efforts
to achieve the desired goal Rizal emphasized that cooperation as a social
process in which people work together to achieve a common goal and to share
benefits. This social process eloquently shown the mutual sharing of efforts
and abilities to achieve the desired end of the individuals. People allied
themselves because of the common belief that any kind of undertaking will be
made easier if they help one another. It is the continuous and common
endeavors of two or more persons to perform a task or to reach a goal that is
commonly cherished. Cooperation starts in the family.
On Nation-building.

- Nation-building was one of the magnificent obsessions of

Rizal. After reading an article of Marcelo H. Del Pilar,
Rizal immediately wrote Mariano Ponce. "On the day
when all Filipinos like him (Del Pilar) working for unity
and like us, on that day we shall have fulfilled our
arduous mission which is the formation of the Filipino
nation.“
- Rizal consistently fought for human dignity. "Deprive a man then of his
dignity," he warned, "and you not only deprive him of his moral stamina but also
you render him useless even to those who want to make use of him. Every being
in creation has his spur, his mainspring, man's is his self-respect; take it away
from him and he becomes a corpse; and he who demands activity from a corpse
will find worms." In a letter to Father Pablo Pastells, Rizal rhapsodized: "To me
man is the masterpiece of creation, perfect within his conditions, who cannot be
deprived of any of his component parts, moral as well as physical, without
disfiguring and making him miserable." "Man is not a brute, he is not a
machine. His aim is not merely to produce... His purpose is not to satisfy the
passion of another man. His object is to seek happiness for himself and his fellow
men by following the road towards progress and perfection."
- For Rizal: "All reforms of a palliative character are not only useless but even injurious
when the government is confronted with evils that need a radical remedy. In order for the
Filipino to progress it was essential for him to have a revolutionary spirit boiling in his
veins because "progress necessarily requires change. It implies the overthrow of the past
and the triumph of new ideas over the old and accepted ones.”

- The blue print of Rizal for nation-building included the importance of instilling racial
pride and dignity among his people, the promotion of national consciousness, the re-
orientation of values and attitudes, and the willingness to sacrifice for the country
through education.

- Rizal insisted on educating his people so that they could eradicate the vices of their
society successfully and develop a national awareness of their rights and pride in their
country's heritage and culture. He emphasized on the importance of the livelihood of the
people -- its social welfare and economic justice - as the foremost task in nation-building.
 On Democracy
- "Liberty is not obtained without pain or merit, nor is it granted gratis at amore"
-Dr. Jo Democrac

- Rizal wrote in deep reassuring style on democracy and liberty because he

foresaw various problem not only for himself but also for his countrymen. His
commitment to liberty was as overpowering that he made sure that the people
understood what he was saying and he did not hesitate to use the ordinary way of
life to make his ideas clear.

- In democracy, the supreme power is vested in the people. The political leader's
ultimate concern should be the welfare of the majority and should know their
needs.
- For the political health of a country a free and responsible free
press is very important.

- Rizal used all persuasions to have Spain grant Philippine

representation in the Spanish cortes and freedom of the press.

- He cited history to prove that "uprisings and revolutions have

always occurred in countries where human thought and the human
heart have been forced to remain silent.
Cont.
- He advocated his freedom for the good of everyone. It was also to serve a check
on the abuse of authority and a reminder that rulers are accountable to the
people who can replace them if they no longer serve the welfare of their
constituency.

- Rizal was undoubtedly idealistic, but his ideals were attainable. He proved this
in his exile in Dapitan where he played very successfully the roles of educator,
physician scientist, businessman, artist, and civic-spirited citizen.

- Rizal's ideal of democracy and liberty carried reverberation throughout the

world especially in Asia.
On Education
- Rizal's love for education since childhood was one of his lefty the ideals. For him
without education and liberty the cell and the son of the mankind no measures can
give the desired result.

- To his friend Blumentritt, he wrote we shall devote our strength to the education
of the filipino people, which is my supreme aspiration. "i put as a premise the
education of the people so that through education and work they might have a
personality of their own and make themselves worthy of them"

- He also says without education “Our life is useless life which is not conse created
to a great idea. It is a stone wasted in the field without becoming a part of any
edifice"
Cont.
- From all these Rizal was obsessed with the idea of education. Education for the masses
education for the elite and also education for the woman as evidence in his letter of praise
to the young women of Malolos whom they asked to be allowed to open a night school of
girls. Of special concern to rizal was the education of the filipino woman because they are
the ones who "awaken and prepare the mind of the child forever good and respect for
God". He woman to "fortify their children's character against any difficulty and full of
sorrow and perils"

- As painters in correct behavior, Rizal while in Dapitan thought is pupils the value of
honesty, truthfulness and good manners. He tell the pupils to be good students in academic
matters and also trained them to be a "gentleman" in interpersonal relations.

- He stressed the importance of good manners which was not a difficult task.
On Governance
- Since power is the very heart of the politics the ruler who
exercised autority to govern should promote the interest and
general welfare of the people. Government exist for the
benefit of the governed. It is very important for the protection
of the inhabitants that administration of justice, and the
advancement of physical economic, social and cultural well-
being of the people.

- The citizen should be encouraged to participate to

government undertaking and productive activities by way of
consultation through peaceful and lawful means.
- Government is a means to the end of state the common
good the temporal welfare of the people.

- A government that actually fulfills this end to the

satisfaction of human expectation is good. A government that
does not serve the needs of people but governs to protect
the interest and welfare of a few at the expense of many is
not good.

- Government is committed to promote the general welfare

morals intelligence social justice and the ultimate happiness
of the people.
On The Family
-The Family as the basic and oldest social institution is very
important in shaping the character of the child. It is the first means
where socializing influence is encountered by most children and this
in effect influences them for the rest of their lives.

-The Family determines the child social class, religious orientation,

and the language used and each of this factors have a profound
influence on the upbringing the children. The Family teaches
children values and remain for the rest of their lives.
-Also the family act like laboratory which prepare the
child for life in the bigger society. The children are expect
to be obedient and loyal to the family.

-The greatest legacy that the parents can bequeath their

children rectitude on judgement, generosity on rights and
steadfastness on adversity. And also the greatest honor that
son can pay his parents is integrity and good name
On Livelihood
- Rizal objected vehemently Marx's Communists ideology. He
believe that human progress guided by cooperation and not conflict.
The people livelihood determined the economic status of the family.
He regarded livelihood as one of the focal point of the government
to alleviate the poverty.

- He advocate the two major means such as Having variable

livelihood program through equalization of land ownership and
regulations of capital.
On Justice
- For Rizal justice is the constant perpetual mean to allot of everyman due. In
judicial system it should undergo different court processes and the best credibility
should be exercise.

- The ideal of justice, indeed, illustrates, the lady of justice truly blindfolded and
ready to smite that sword those who inequity weigh down her scale can be
presented to the world with the legal maxim "THE JUSTICE DELAYED IS
JUSTICE DENIED.“

- Under a democratic society "no person shall deprive of life, liberty, and property
without a due process of law" A fair, speedy and impartial investigation should be
administered before the final judgment is made...
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