Alamat ng Pinya

Alamat ng Pinya

by Kevin Tumomba 


Summary

Ang Alamat ng Pinya ay tungkol sa batang si Margarita na kilala sa pagiging tamad at sobrang mausisa. Madalas siyang utusan ng kanyang ina ngunit palagi niyang sinasagot ito ng “Hindi ko makita” kahit nasa harap na niya ang hinahanap. Dahil dito, napapagod at naiinis ang kanyang ina sa paulit-ulit na asal niya.

Isang araw, sa sobrang galit at pagod, nasambit ng kanyang ina ang mga salitang, “Sana magkaroon ka ng maraming mata para makita mo ang mga bagay!” Kinabukasan, nawala si Margarita at sa kanilang bakuran ay tumubo ang isang kakaibang halaman na may maraming “mata.” Ito ang naging pinya.

Mula noon, sinasabing ang maraming “mata” ng pinya ay simbolo ng pagiging hindi masunurin at pagiging pabaya ni Margarita. Ang alamat ay nagsisilbing aral sa mga bata na maging masipag at makinig sa magulang.


 Critical Analysis

Ang alamat na ito ay nagpapakita ng pagpapahalaga ng kulturang Pilipino sa paggalang at pagsunod sa magulang. Ipinapakita rito na ang mga salita ng magulang ay may bigat at maaaring magdulot ng mabuti o masamang bunga.

Gayunpaman, maaari ring suriin na ang parusa kay Margarita ay masyadong mabigat kumpara sa kanyang pagkakamali. Bilang bata, natural lamang ang pagiging makakalimutin o tamad paminsan-minsan. Ipinapakita ng kwento ang tradisyunal na paraan ng pagtuturo noon na gumagamit ng takot upang magbigay-aral.

Sa mas malalim na pagtingin, ang alamat ay simboliko. Ang “maraming mata” ng pinya ay hindi literal na parusa kundi representasyon ng pagiging mapagmasid at responsable.

Reflection 

Sa aking pananaw, ang Alamat ng Pinya ay nagpapaalala sa atin na maging responsable sa ating mga gawain at pahalagahan ang sakripisyo ng ating mga magulang. Madalas hindi natin napapansin ang pagod nila para sa atin.

Bilang estudyante, mahalagang matutong kumilos nang hindi inuutosan at maging mas maingat sa ating mga salita at kilos. Ang kwento ay hindi lamang tungkol sa pinagmulan ng pinya, kundi tungkol din sa paghubog ng mabuting asal.

Sa huli, ang tunay na aral ay hindi takot sa parusa, kundi pag-unawa at pagmamahal sa pamilya.

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