Uncover Rizal: Silhouette of the Great Malayan
Ryan R. Pecson June 2015 Pervasive as it today, the cancers of society inevitably trampled the morality of this nation. As selfishness corrupted our minds with despicable acts, we could hardly determine how to live this life more decently, courageously, and meaningfully. For at this moment, people as defenseless as we, it takes more courage to stand for ideals silenced by fear and human catastrophe. Speechless? That’s how we are for a hundred years of colonial oppression. Fear shook our principles and demoralized our philosophy. As we witnessed the passing years of defenselessness, we viewed ourselves as inutile and incapacitated. In short, we’ve been lost in the wilderness. My fellows, it takes more guts to accept the truth – that the truth may stab us and cause us downfall. For it’s hard to believe that we’ve slaved in our own land, that freedom is not ours, and the future is uncertain. Gone are the days of glory and dignity as we’ve been locked out to