Jose Rizal is a Quitter and a Rebel
by Is there such a thing as wise quitting? Is there a connection between quitting and rebellion? Has rebellion something to do with intelligence and vice versa?
Too many questions, one basis of answers- the epitome of intelligence among Philippine heroes, Jose Rizal. However, little is mentioned about whether Rizal was a rebel or not. Better yet, had he ever been a rebel? If he had, was he in the reasonable reason? Rizal did experience being discriminated against and quit. But he didn’t stop there. Though an advocate of peace, Jose Rizal was not that small guy victimized by big bullies.
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Jose Rizal literally was a small guy but when discriminated against, he knew that quitting was the best thing to do. He was a wise quitter who chose to rebel peacefully. When he learned that his Mom was going blind, he decided to study ophthalmology at the University of Santo Tomas.
However, discrimination by the Spanish Dominican friars coerced him to quit. History books rarely mention that Rizal ran away from home, too. After quitting UST, Rizal traveled alone to Europe without the knowledge of his parents but with the support of his brother, Paciano and eventually earned a degree in medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid.
But if quitting school and running away from home are too frivolous to be considered rebellion, Jose Rizal is definitely a rebel in terms of fighting for the freedom of the Filipinos from the hands of the Spaniards. Using his intellect and education, Rizal wanted to rebel against the conquerors in a peaceful way. As a wise quitter and a peaceful rebel, it is but right to say that Rizal rocks! He was not that goody- goody guy who was taken advantage of.
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