In Kabanata 25, "Sa Tahanan ng Pantas", where Crisostomo is seeking advice from Pilosopong Tasyo for his plans of building a new school for boys and girls in San diego. Tasyo calls it "pangarap ng baliw" or "a madman's dream" because no matter how much effort one would put in giving education, if the student himself/herself is discouraged by both the church and his/her own parents and also by the long held beliefs of the people then they will lose the drive to learn.

Education, back then, was seen as this unattainable thing for "indios", it was reserved for the wealthy, and as it was portrayed, the "wealthy" (Kapitan tiago, don tiburcio and donya victorina) back then were held in a vice grip by the church. And we see that those who dare to defy the church (don rafael ibarra) would receive dire consequences.

That's why Tasyo advices Crisostomo ibarra to "halikan ang kamay ng mga makapangyarihan" because he knows that if they decide to fight him, he will fail.

It really showcases how society was controlled by the church and how much we lean on them. The country could not evolve because we were always asking for their permission, we relied on them, and we believed in them. They lied.

babu *finger guns*

mirrors

🤖 after this, you wanna do some tinkering? 💣

Shock dart

new niche just dropped

edit: there’s a pattern of something something wanting to protect their partners from what they know to be horrible

幻想文学 第36号 特集 悪魔のいる文学誌 幻想文学出版局

something quick and simple tonight (as requested yesterday :'))

ONE PIECE (2023) — 1×03 (totally unedited) (insp.)

Old sketches I did last year, hope I’ll have time to do some more! BTW OPLA IS PERFECT

in love with how touchy he is

no but nami trying to get luffy and zoro to gas her fit up is so funny, her coming out doing little poses, the "well?? how do i look?" and luffy saying "you look like nami" and zoro's bitchy gay ass saying "i said i was wearing black"

this is my straw hat fucking crew bitch

Have you been to the Funky Bar? 👀

how to embrace change?

you pretend to be okay with it until the grief of it creeps up on you in a grocery shopping aisle & brings you to your knees

the orange seller (thief?) 🍊

referenced from 'the orange seller' by enrique serra y aque, 1908

I want to do the imagining, not be the idea. 💗