THE INTIMATE ALLIANCE

BETWEEN RELIGION AND

GOOD EDUCATION
Presented by: Althea Marrie V. Tumbiga
BSED FILIPINO 2-B
• In 1876, at Ateneo de Manila where Rizal was a
boarding student, he started writing poems on
various topics: wars, childhood, memories,
education, and religion.
• Rizal wrote this poem on April 1,1876, the
summer before entering his fifth year, as per
information given by Father Sanchez to R.
Guerrero.
• This is 4 stanza poem that correlates education
to religion.
• Education without religion is not education at
all. Same with religion. Religion without
education is pointless.
• Intimacy or Intimate generally refers to the
feeling of being close personal association and
belonging together. It is a familiar and very
close affective connection with another as a
result of a bond that is formed through
knowledge and experience of the other.
 ORIGINAL SPANISH TEXT
“ ALIANZA INTIMA ENTRE LA
RELIGION Y LA BUENA EDUCACION”
 As the climbing ivy over lofty 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 important and friendless whither
So is Education to Religion
By spiritual alliance bound
Through Religion, Education gains renown, and
Woe to the impious mind that blindly spurning
The sapient teachings of religion, this
Unpolluted fountain-head forsakes.
• Rizal compared the relationship of Education and
Religion to an IVY and ELM TREE, wherein the existence
of one is essential to the other.
• IVY- Education and ELM TREE- Religion
• “Embellishing each other and together growing”
• Embellish- to make something more attractive “but
should the kindly elm refuse its aid, the ivy would
impotent and friendless wither”
• GOD- source of all good
• Rizal believed that “Education without God is not true
education”
• Rizal shared his thought about the importance of
education to enlighten the nation which was useful to gain
societal freedom for every nation. It may also provide us
the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to expand.
• Rizal thought that there was really an intimate alliance
between religion and good education. A man who was
properly educated needed to apply what he learned on
spiritual view rather than simply on material achievements.
• The result of good education always fulfilled a growing
uprightness and valuable virtue within the bounce of
spiritual and moral dimensions.
As the sprout, growing from the pompous
vine,
Proudly offers us its honeyed clusters
While the generous and loving sarment
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
• With religion, education will lead to a greener
pasture and produce sweet results.
• Rizal showed also be growing dignified fulfillment
and application to the teachings of religion, just like
a vine which continually grow that would someday
the fruit will become sweet and delicious.
• After all the sacrifices and difficulties in studying, it
will lead and give us a bountiful harvest and success
in life. – it takes time to grow and learn but soon we
get to harvest the fruits of our hardship all theses
will all be worth it.
 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
wields
His power until he proudly sends her
down
Into the deep abysses of the angered
sea.
• Without religion, education is like a vessel lost in a
stormy sea.
• Without religion, human education may result to
chaos and disorder in any civilized nation because
people may no longer value freedom, respect,
dignity and other good virtues that maintain
societal order.
• It may result to a natural disaster just as the
angered sea, which characterized the fierce winds
that may, wrecked the vessel in the deep abysses.
 As heaven’s dew the meadow feeds and
strength
So that blooming flowers all the earth
Embroider in the days of spring; so also
If Religion holy nourishes
Education with its doctrines,
Shall walk in joy and generosity
Toward the Good, and everywhere bestow
The fragrant and luxuriant fruits of virtue
• With the help of religion, education will eventually lead to
goodness and virtue.
• Rizal knew that religion had a profound effect to education, the
educated must internalized the virtue of incorruptible life based
on the ethical and moral standard of the society.
• Dew- truth
• Truth strengthens and nourishes a persons education “if religion
holy nourishes education with its doctrines, she shall walk in joy
and generosity toward the good” with the aid of religion,
education will be used for the common good, and not only will
you gain knowledge, you will also gain virtues.
• In this poem, Rizal stressed the importance of
religion to education. To him, education without
God cannot be considered as true education.
• As implied in the poem, religions serves as a guide
and nourishment to education, and with the aid of
religion, education will result to not intellectual but
also spiritual enlightenment.
• Also, Rizal shared his thought about the importance
of education to enlighten the nation which was
useful to gain societal freedom for every nation.
• It may also provide us the necessary knowledge,
skills and attitude to expand the horizon of our
thoughts. However, this would not be enough to
be properly educated. Rizal thought that there was
really an intimate alliance between religion and
good education.
THANK YOU AND
GOD BLESS!!!