1) The document discusses the intimate alliance between religion and good education, comparing their relationship to that of an ivy vine and the elm tree it grows on.
2) Without religion, education is like a ship without a helm being tossed by the tempestuous sea.
3) Just as the dew from heaven nourishes the meadow and causes it to bloom, religion nourishes education with its doctrine, allowing education to spread virtue.
1) The document discusses the intimate alliance between religion and good education, comparing their relationship to that of an ivy vine and the elm tree it grows on.
2) Without religion, education is like a ship without a helm being tossed by the tempestuous sea.
3) Just as the dew from heaven nourishes the meadow and causes it to bloom, religion nourishes education with its doctrine, allowing education to spread virtue.
1) The document discusses the intimate alliance between religion and good education, comparing their relationship to that of an ivy vine and the elm tree it grows on.
2) Without religion, education is like a ship without a helm being tossed by the tempestuous sea.
3) Just as the dew from heaven nourishes the meadow and causes it to bloom, religion nourishes education with its doctrine, allowing education to spread virtue.
The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education
1876 By Jose Rizal
As the climbing ivy over lefty elm
Creeps tortuously, together the adornment Of the verdant plain, embellishing Each other and together growing, But should the kindly elm refuse its aid The ivy would impotent and friendless wither So is Education to Religion By spiritual alliance bound Through Religion, Education gains reknown, and Woe to the impious mind that blindly spurning The sapient teachings of religion, this Unpolluted fountain-head forsakes.
As the sprout, growing from the pompous vine,
Proudly offers us its honeyed clusters While the generous and loving garment Feeds its roots; so the fresh’ning waters Of celestial virtue give new life To Education true, shedding On it warmth and light; because of them The vine smells sweet and gives delicious fruit
Without Religion, Human Education
Is like unto a vessel struck by winds Which, sore beset, is of its helm deprived By the roaring blows and buffets of the dread Tempestuous Boreas, who fiercely wields His power until he proudly send her down Into the deep abysses of then angered sea.
As the heaven’s dew the meadow feeds and strengthen
So that blooming flowers all the earth Embrioder in the days of spring; so also If Religion holy nourishes Education with its doctrine, she Shall walk in joy and generosity Toward the good, and everywhere bestrew The fragrant and luxuriant fruits of virtue