Rizal learned the right ideas at the wrong time, and for this he was shot. Author: Ambeth R. Ocampo Copy Quote More from Ambeth R. Ocampo “School made us 'literate' but did not teach us to read for pleasure.” “Filipinos are not a reading people, and despite the compulsory course on the li…” “Rizal's greatest misfortune is being national hero of the Philippines.” “Filipinos have an aversion to blank walls.”