Through Education Our Motherland Receives

Light

The inspiring poems of Rizal proved his

poetical genius that reflected about his life
in his childhood memories including his
experiences and insights about education,
religion and colonial administration of
Spain in the Philippine islands. In 1874-
1877, he wrote poems of varied interest and
perspectives about life : (1) My First
Inspiration ; (2) In Memory of My Town; (3)
Through Education the Mother Receives
Light; (4) Intimate Alliance between
Religion; and (5) A Farewell Dialogue of the
Students.
Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

This poem proved that he valued

education so much that may give the
power of the country to survive from
any forces in the struggles of societal
freedom. Through education, it creates
the virtue of power to human race. This
gives security and peace to the
motherland as the Filipinos would learn
the sciences and arts as the basis to
calm down the life of the society.
 Through Education Our Motherland
Receives Light

The vital breath of prudent Education

Instills a virtue of enchanting power;
She lifts the motherland to highest station
And endless dazzling glories on her
shower.
And as the zephyr's gentle exhalation
Revives the matrix of the fragrant flower,
So education multiplies her gifts of grace;
With prudent hand imparts them to the
human race.
 Through Education Our Motherland
Receives Light

For her a mortal-man will gladly part

With all he has; will give his calm repose;
For her are born all science and all art,
That brows of men with laurel fair enclose.
As from the towering mountain's lofty
heart
The purest current of the streamlet flows,
So education without stint or measure
gives
Security and peace to lands in which she
lives.
 Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

Where Education reigns on lofty seat

Youth blossoms forth with vigor and
agility;
He error subjugates with solid feet,
And is exalted by conceptions of nobility.
She breaks the neck of vice and its deceit;
Black crime turns pale at Her hostility;
The barbarous nations She knows how to
tame,
From savages creates heroic fame.
Through Education Our Motherland Receives
Light

And as the spring doth sustenance bestow

On all the plants, on bushes in the mead,
Its placid plenty goes to overflow
And endlessly with lavish love to feed
The banks by which it wanders, gliding
slow,
Supplying beauteous nature's every need;
So he who prudent Education doth procure
The towering heights of honor will secure.
 Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

From out his lips the water, crystal pure,

Of perfect virtue shall not cease to go.
With careful doctrines of his faith made
sure,
The powers of evil he will overthrow,
Like foaming waves that never long
endure,
But perish on the shore at every blow;
And from his good example other men shall
learn
Their upward steps toward the heavenly
paths to turn.
 Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

Within the breast of wretched humankind

She lights the living flame of goodness
bright;
The hands of fiercest criminal doth bind;
And in those breasts will surely pour
delight
Which seek her mystic benefits to find,
Those souls She sets aflame with love of
right.
It is a noble fully-rounded Education
That gives to life its surest consolation.
 Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

And as the mighty rock aloft may tower

Above the center of the stormy deep
In scorn of storm, or fierce Sou'wester's
power,
Or fury of the waves that raging seep,
Until, their first mad hatred spent, they
cower,
And, tired at last, subside and fall asleep, --
So he that takes wise Education by the
hand,
Invincible shall guide the reigns of
motherland.
 Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

On sapphires shall his service be engraved,

A thousand honors to him by his land be
granted:
For in their bosoms will his noble sons
have saved
Luxuriant flowers his virtue had
transplanted:
And by the love of goodness ever lived,
The lords and governors will see implanted
To endless days, the Christian Education,
Within their noble, faith-enrapture nation.
 Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

And as in early morning we behold

The ruby sun pour forth resplendent rays;
And lovely dawn her scarlet and her gold,
Her brilliant colors all about her sprays;
So skillful noble Teaching doth unfold
To living minds the joy of virtuous ways.
She offers our dear motherland the light
That leads us to immortal glory's height.