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SUMMARYOFIndolenceoftheFilipinos

IndolenceoftheFilipinos(LaIndolenciadelosFilipinos)

The essay itself originally appeared in the Filipino forthrightly review, La Solidaridad, of Madrid, in five
installments,runningfromJuly15toSeptember15,1890.ItwasacontinuationofRizal'scampaignofeducation
inwhichhesoughtbyblunttruthstoawakenhiscountrymentotheirownfaultsatthesametimethathewas
arousingtheSpaniardstothedefectsinSpain'scolonialsystemthatcausedandcontinuedsuchshortcomings.
(Craig,1913)

PART1
indolencemisusedinthesenseoflittleloveforworkandlackofenergy
indolencedoesexistamongtheFilipinos
examinethecausesbasedonfactsbeforeproposingaremedy
climatefactorforbeingindolent
oAhot,climaterequiresoftheindividualquietandrest,justascoldincitestolaborandaction.
oAmancanliveinanyclimate,ifhewillonlyadapthimselftoitsrequirementsandconditions.
WorkinghoursofFilipinos(tenants)vs.SpanishOfficialandLandlords
Tendencytoindolenceisverynatural
Effectofmisgovernment

PART2
analogyofphysician(friars,Spanishgovernment),patient(Philippines),illness(indolence)
indolenceasachronicillness
oIndolenceinthePhilippinesisachronicmalady,butnotahereditaryone

BeforethearrivalofSpaniards,MalayanFilipinosraisedonanactivetrade,notonlyamong
themselves but also with other neighboring countries (evidence that Filipinos were not
indolent)
anillnesswillworsenifthewrongtreatmentisgiven
HowisitthattheFilipinopeople,sofondofitscustomsastoborderonroutine,hasgivenupitsancient
habitsofwork,oftrade,ofnavigation,etc.,eventotheextentofcompletelyforgettingitspast?

PART3
enumeratesseveralreasonsthatmayhavecausedtheFilipinosculturalandeconomiccorruption
wars:conflictamongSpaniards,nativesandMoros
invasionofPirates
oResults:diminishednumberofnativeFilipinos
forcedlabor:FilipinosweresentabroadtofightforSpainorshipyardstoconstructvessels
SomeFilipinoshideintheforestandmountainsandabandonedtheirfarmlands(becauseoffear)
Stilltheystruggledalongtimeagainstindolence,yes:buttheirenemiesweresonumerousthatatlast
theygaveup!

PART4
Cutoffoftrading
Monopoly
Abuseoflandlords(ecnomenderos)
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oPermissiontolabor(KASAMASystem)
Absenceofencouragementfromthegovernment
onoaidforpoorcrops
odoesnotseekmarketforitsproducts
Wrongteaching:
oWhywork?Iftherichmanwillnotgotoheaven.
oFalseteachingofchurch
oGamblingpromiseofsuddenwealth
Discriminationoneducation
SpaniardsinsistedtoFilipinos:
oTheFilipinoisconvincedthattogethappinessitisnecessaryforhimtolayasidehisdignityas
arationalcreature,toattendmass,tobelievewhatistoldhim,topaywhatisdemandedof
him, to pay and forever to pay to work, suffer and be silent, without aspiring to anything,
withoutaspiringtoknoworeventounderstandSpanish,withoutseparatinghimselffromhis
carabao,asthepriestsshamelesslysay,withoutprotestingagainstanyinjustice,againstany
arbitraryaction,againstanassault,againstaninsultthatis,nottohaveheart,brainorspirit:
acreaturewitharmsandapursefullofgold............there'stheidealnative!
YetFilipinosstillhaveinspirations,hethinksandstrivetorise

PART5
causesofindolencecanbereducedtotwofactors(emergedfromthepeople)
olimitedtrainingandeducationofFilipinonative
developedinferiority
olackofanationalsentimentofunityamongthem
AmaninthePhilippinesisonlyanindividualheisnotamemberofanation.
educationandlibertyisthekeytosolvethisissue

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobre_la_indolencia_de_los_filipinos
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobre_la_indolencia_de_los_filipinos]

FullCopy
http://www.bohol.ph/indolence/indo_004.html[http://www.bohol.ph/indolence/indo_004.html]
http://www.fullbooks.com/TheIndolenceoftheFilipino.html[http://www.fullbooks.com/TheIndolenceoftheFilipino.html]

Blogs
http://thelifeandworksofrizal.blogspot.com/2011/08/indolenceoffilipinossummaryand.html
[http://thelifeandworksofrizal.blogspot.com/2011/08/indolenceoffilipinossummaryand.html]

Posted22ndApril2013byEvanieDaruca
Labels:essay,IndolenceoftheFilipinos,JoseRizal,summary

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JoDic June23,2014at8:44AM
Thankyou!
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EvanieDaruca July5,2014at8:50AM
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