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of the bloodsheds that occurred. As what Manuel F. Almario said in Philippinie Daily Inquirer in
2012, Rizal consciously planted and nourished the seed of revolution and Bonifacio watered it.
Truly they have awakened the Filipinos thirst for freedom and both played a vital role that led to
the Philippine Independence. They have been used as propositions in debates, taught in school,
portrayed in movies, and re-enacted in stage plays. All of the information people had, were the
things they have read from their books and what their teachers had fed them. However, after all
those years that spent listening to the non-stop lectures that felt like a tiring subject to some
because of the never ending disquisitions, do people really know Rizal and Bonifacio's deed or
they are just lessons in school being memorized instead of learned and was already blinded by
the sugar coating of other historians who only wanted to gain fame rather than to show the truth.
It is only right that we give recognition not only to what Rizal had done but also recognize
Bonifacios greatness alongside with him as well.
The other died gaining even more fame and being idolized by many because of his great works,
while the other one died accused and was killed by his own fellow countrymen and gained
recognition for his actions. But both had died unjustly accused and with resolved principles. As
Claro M. Recto had said and I quote, Nationalism is nourished by a sense of history. It is of its
own essence to know profoundly the past, so that we may be in the openness with the men who
made that history and in intimate communion with their thoughts, their deeds, and their noble
lives. Unquote. They are one of those great men who had fought for freedom, may it be in a
form of peace or force, and they may be Illustrados or Indios it does not make any difference
because in totality, what they had done made a change that resulted to what and where we are
now. The only thing we can do to preserve it and so for their actions will not go to waste is to
remember it and make it alive. Worshipping and exaggerating them isnt necessary to make them
more fantastic, they are already exemplary as they were.
The things we can do is to have a proper understanding of our history because it is very
important to us, as it will serve to demonstrate how our present has been distorted by a faulty
knowledge of our past. By unraveling the past we become confronted with the present already as
future. (Constantino, 1969.)
Like other renowned heroes, Rizal and Bonifacio's lives were controversial ones, both left many
unanswered questions to which until now remains a mystery.We study their history to understand
them more and to unravel the truth but sometimes we need to accept the fact that the past is
somewhat alike to a dark narrow road: full of shadows, secrets, and questions that can never be
answered.
We only need to bear in mind that their legacy is not only worthy to be memorized: rather, it
is worth it to be remembered.