Way back to Andres Bonifacio and Jose Rizal times, heroes were admired and respected. But what do we say when we are asked to define heroism?
Heroism is a sense of bravery, courage and doing good deeds for most of the people. In short, he showed a heroic act. Many heroes were recorded in our history namely Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, Lapu-Lapu and others. How can we give credits to define heroism in our country? Here are some of my own views:
1. Being a true Filipino by blood and by heart: means that an individual must be dedicated and willing to comply to the country's needs, bears the country's agony and hardship at all cost, and must be strong enough to fight for the country's will.
2. Peaceful political advocacy : Filipino must show and reveal his love and concern for the Philippines through peaceful, self-controlled and diplomatic way. Wherein guns and sword are not needed. Instead, proper and right communication is to be used. this is the way Jose Rizal adopted to show and to open the eyes of all Filipinos.
Rizal, considered to be our country's national hero, was a true nationalist.Using his knowledge as a weapon, he was able to wake up the spirits and confidence among Filipinos. Rizal believed that misunderstandings, wars, and indifference can be solved through peaceful agreements. He used his pen as a sword. Rizal's greatest contributions were:
1. La Liga Filipina - a newspaper established by Rizal together with Marcelo H. del Pilar and other nationalist. In this publication, mass revelations were made. Filipinos freely written what they have to say, what they feel that longs for changes.
2. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo - the two novels that were Rizal's masterpiece that portrayed and showed the situation of the Philippines during colonialism times. Many facts were contained. It had been a way to open the eyes of every Filipino what is happening around them and to challenge those who fear to join the fight against colonist.
After these novels were published, Rizal was convicted and was executed at Bagumbayan.
If you were present those times, what would have you done? Will you choose to do it the hard way with guns and sword? or, will you prefer, peaceful political advocacy?
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