Rizal Park
ABPI, Fatima Johanna I. BSA - 4B 15 June 2015
Forget Me Not
June 11, 2015 at around 4:30 in the afternoon, I set foot on the place where a statue of our country’s national hero is located. I observed and try to feel the vibe and the atmosphere of the place. I know it was just one of the many monuments of him but I really know that something there is unique and different (in a good way). Having been to Luneta Park recently, I can really compare their park with ours here in Davao. First, the actual statue was both big but the former is larger than the latter. The park itself is evidently larger in the former. Also, I have observed that our Rizal Park is not protected by guards 24/7 and if you can jump high enough, you can already touch it. I think the reason for this is that the actual history happened in the so-called Bagumbayan. But the big difference that I really felt is that the Rizal that was standing right in front of me is Davao’s own Rizal. I know it might sound a bit odd but I felt like he was approachable and more realistic. It seems to me that he was protecting us and not the other way around. This monument here in our city is a remembrance for all the things he have done for our country and also a way of inspiring the Davaoeños that we, like Dr. Jose Rizal, can be our country’s heroes in our own little ways. The thing that I noticed the most is his position. The statue portrays our national hero with a feather (used as a pen) on his right hand placed under his chin and I presume a notebook on his left hand positioned under his right hand. And like in most of his statues all over the world, his eyes are always so intense as if he was deeply thinking about something very important. My interpretation in his “posing” is that we can be a hero even if we don’t fight physically with our mga sandata at armas. But by just using words, like him through his novels and great writings, we can also fight for ourselves, for our neighbors and for our
Forget Me Not
June 11, 2015 at around 4:30 in the afternoon, I set foot on the place where a statue of our country’s national hero is located. I observed and try to feel the vibe and the atmosphere of the place. I know it was just one of the many monuments of him but I really know that something there is unique and different (in a good way). Having been to Luneta Park recently, I can really compare their park with ours here in Davao. First, the actual statue was both big but the former is larger than the latter. The park itself is evidently larger in the former. Also, I have observed that our Rizal Park is not protected by guards 24/7 and if you can jump high enough, you can already touch it. I think the reason for this is that the actual history happened in the so-called Bagumbayan. But the big difference that I really felt is that the Rizal that was standing right in front of me is Davao’s own Rizal. I know it might sound a bit odd but I felt like he was approachable and more realistic. It seems to me that he was protecting us and not the other way around. This monument here in our city is a remembrance for all the things he have done for our country and also a way of inspiring the Davaoeños that we, like Dr. Jose Rizal, can be our country’s heroes in our own little ways. The thing that I noticed the most is his position. The statue portrays our national hero with a feather (used as a pen) on his right hand placed under his chin and I presume a notebook on his left hand positioned under his right hand. And like in most of his statues all over the world, his eyes are always so intense as if he was deeply thinking about something very important. My interpretation in his “posing” is that we can be a hero even if we don’t fight physically with our mga sandata at armas. But by just using words, like him through his novels and great writings, we can also fight for ourselves, for our neighbors and for our