I. Background

The essay was written by Jose Rizal during the authorship of La Solidaridad in 1887 in Berlin. The essay itself originally appeared in the Filipino squarely review. La Solidaridad. of Madrid. in five installments. running from July 15 to September 15. 1890. Harmonizing to Mr. Charles Derbyshire. it was a continuance of Rizal’s run of instruction in which he sought by blunt truths to rouse his countrymen to their ain mistakes at the same clip that he was eliciting the Spaniards to the defects in Spain’s colonial system that caused and continued such defects. Rizal wrote this essay to do us recognize that we deserve to be treated every bit and that we have to be cognizant of our rights as a citizen.

II. GENERAL IDEAS

The essay negotiations about non merely to the go oning corruptness of the authorities and the pitilessness of the mendicants to the Filipinos but besides to the irresponsibleness of the Filipino towards work. virtuousnesss and credibleness. Those fluctuating traits resulted to mental stagnancy that hinders non merely one but all citizens from accomplishing societal and political justness. He pursues this subject in his treatment of the Filipino’s deficiency of national sentiment. The absence of any concern for the state. he says. “breeds another immorality. which is the scarceness of any resistance to the steps that are damaging to the people and the absence of any enterprise that will impact to their public assistance.

A adult male in the Philippines is merely an person ; he is non a member of a state. ” Where there is no sense of state. there can be no corporate nisus to develop the state. He specifically pointed out the deficiency of cooperation and consciousness of the Filipinos to the current state of affairs of the state and how the authorities took away the eyes and ears of its people through its deceiving and countless confidence that resulted to the masses’ compunction and devastation.

III. RELEVANCE

Through this essay. there are a batch of important lessons that can be taken. Indeed. Filipinos has this laziness attitude if we shift the focal point to the societal context. Why do Filipinos barely follow simple traffic regulations? Why do we prosecute on statements even though we know that it isn’t right? Why can’t we fall in line in purchasing our favourite nutrient? I guess this is what Rizal is seeking to turn to to all of us. In order to achieve advancement in our state. it should get down in simple things before concentrating on the complex 1s. It made me recognize that I excessively should be responsible of my ain actions and do certain that those actions will profit non merely me as an person but the Filipino citizens in general. This essay should be our usher to take the state to its full advancement and promote common good to our fellow countrymen.

Bibliography:

Derbyshire. Charles E. . “Indolence of the Filipino” . hypertext transfer protocol: //www. Gutenberg. org/etext/6885.