News
22 June 2002
Jet Li: Question about God
Another fanmail was posted at the Official Jet Li Website. The question was whether Jet thinks that all regions pertain to the same God, and that if that is so, would it bring about world peace if people knew they are following the same God? Here's Jet's answer:
"I am not Christian, Muslim or Jewish so I don't know enough about those religions to make a reasonable comment. It seems that all major religions have similar inspiration -- to love all people, to spread peace and to help your fellow human being.
Do I
think that an understanding by all people that there is one divine creative
source for all religious truths would bring about a global end to conflict? No,
I don't. It is impossible. If there was absolutely no conflict then this
universe would no longer exist as we know it. The universe is dependent upon
conflict -- it requires it -- on every level from the sub-atomic to the social
or psychological to the forces that maintain balance in each galaxy and beyond.
Absolute neutrality, or "wu ji" does not exist in this universe. We have the division and separation known as "tai ji" and this makes opposition inevitable. There is yin and yang in all things and as a result, conflict in all things, people, viewpoints and ideas. At some times the balance between one side and the other might be less, which can give the outward appearance that there is a general peace or neutrality, but there can not be 100% consensus of opinion on any one topic. There are only variations in the percentage of pros and cons."
From: Jet Li Official Site
