childhood days in calamba

2. • Calamba was an
hacienda town which
belonged to the
Dominican Order,
which also owned all
the lands around it. It
is a picturesque town
nestling on a verdant
plain covered with
irrigated ricefields and
sugar-lands.

4. • An inland lake of
songs and
emerald waters
beneath the
canopy of azure
skies.

5. Island of Talim

6. •Famous mountain
shrine of the
miraculous Lady of
Peace and Good
Voyage.

7. Memories of My Town
Sweet and caressing did blow
With coolness full of delight;
When I look at the lily white
Fills up with air violent
And the stormy element
On the sand doth meekly
sleep;
When sweet 'toxicating scent
From the flowers I inhale
Which at the dawn they
exhale
When at us it begins to peep;
I sadly recall your face,
Oh precious infancy,
That a mother lovingly
Did succeed to embellish.
I remember a simple town;
My cradle, joy and boon,
Beside the cool lagoon
The seat of all my wish.
• Oh, yes! With uncertain pace
I trod your forest lands,
And on your river banks
A pleasant fun I found;
At your rustic temple I prayed
With a little boy's simple faith
And your aura's flawless
breath
Filled my heart with joy
profound.
Saw I God in the grandeur
Of your woods which for
centuries stand;
Never did I understand
In your bosom what sorrows
were;
While I gazed on your azure
sky
Neither love nor tenderness
Failed me, 'cause my
happiness
In the heart of nature rests
there.
• Tender childhood, beautiful
town,
Rich fountain of happiness,
Of harmonious melodies,
That drive away my sorrow!
Return thee to my heart,
Bring back my gentle hours
As do the birds when the flow'rs
Would again begin to blow!
But, alas, adieu! E'er watch
For your peace, joy and repose,
Genius of good who kindly
dispose
Of his blessings with amour;
It's for thee my fervent pray'rs,
It's for thee my constant desire
Knowledge ever to acquire
And may God keep your
candour!

8. • The first memory of Rizal was his happy days
in the family garden when he was 3 years old.
• Second childhood memory of Rizal was the
daily Angelus Prayer.
• Third childhood memory was the nocturnal
walk in the town, when there was a moon.
Earliest Childhood Memories

9. Devoted Son of the Church
• At the age of three, he began to take part in the
family prayers.
• When he was five years old, he was able to read
haltingly the Spanish family Bible.
The Hero’s First Sorrow
In 1865, Concha (Concepcion) died of
sickness at the age of three.

10. •He loved to go to church, to pray, to take
part in novenas, and to join the religious
processions.
•He was so seriously devout that he was
launghingly called Manong Jose by the
Hermanos and Hermanas Terceras.
•The scholarly Father Leoncio Lopez, the
town priest that he used to visit and listen
to his stimulating opinions on current
events and sound philosophy of life.

11. On June 6, 1868, Jose and his father left Calamba to go
on a pilgrimage to Antipolo, in order to fulfill his
mother’s vow which was made when Jose was born.
After praying at the shrine of the Virgin of Antipolo, Jose
and his father went to Manila. They visited Saturnina,
who was then a boarding student at La Concordia College
in Santa Ana.

12. The Story of the Moth
• “The Story of the Moth” about the mother
moth warning its offspring of the danger of
fluttering to close to flame. The little moth did
not heed the advice, thus it was burned by the
flame. Gave him the moral lesson that if one
must succeed, he must take risks and prepare
for the worst consequences. Without courage,
there will be no glory.

13. •Since early childhood Rizal
revealed his God-given talent for
art.
•At the age of five, he began to
make sketches with his pencil and
to mould in clay and wax objects
which attracted his fancy.
“Alright laugh at me now!
Someday when I die people
will make monuments &
images of me!”

14. Since early boyhood he had scribbled verses on
loose sheets of paper and on the textbooks of his
sisters.
At the age of eight, Rizal wrote his first poem in the
native language entitled Sa Aking Mga Kababata
(To My Fellow Children)

16. First Drama by Rizal
• Rizal, who was eight years old, wrote his first
dramatic work which was in Tagalog comedy.
It is said that it was staged in a Calamba
festival and was delightfully applauded by the
audience.

17. Rizal as Boy Magician
•Since early manhood Rizal had
been interested in magic. He
learned various tricks such as
making a coin appear or disappear
in his fingers and making a
handkerchief vanish in thin air.
•He entertained his town folks with
magic-lantern exhibitions.

18. • He also gained skill in
manipulating marionettes
(puppet show).
• In later years when he
attained manhood, he
continued his keen
predilection for magic. He
read many books on magic
and attended the
performances of the
famous magicians of the
world.

19. 1. Heredity Influence:
Malayan ancestors- love for freedom, innate
desire to travel and indomitable courage.
Chinese ancestors- serious nature, frugality,
patience and love for children.
Spanish ancestors- elegance of bearing,
sensitivity to insult and gallanty to ladies.

20. Father- Profound sense of respect, the love for
work and the habit of independent thinking.
Mother- religious nature, the spirit of self-sacrifice
and the passion for arts and literature.
2. Environmental Influences:
The scenic beauties of Calamba and the beautiful
garden of the Rizal family- inborn artistic and
literary talents of Jose Rizal.

21. The religious atmosphere at his home- religious
nature.
Brother, Paciano- love for freedom and justice.
Sisters- courteous and kind to women.
Aya (Nurse Maid)- interest in folklore and legends.
Tito Jose Alberto- artistic ability.
Tito Manuel- frail walking and wrestling.
Tito Gregorio- voracious reading of good books.

22. Father Leoncio Lopez- love for scholarship and
intellectual honesty.
Sorrows in his family- character, enabling him
to resist blows of adversity in late years.
3. Aid of Divine Providence:
God- versatile gifts of a genius, the vibrant
spirit of nationalism and the valiant heart to
sacrifice for a noble cause.