The Tao of Wu

by The RZA

Man himself, outside of history, is made in the image of God. God ain’t no nigga. God ain’t no stupid motherfucker. God is a prince. Being a killer is not naturally in any of us. I don’t even think lions are natural killers—it’s like the taste of blood came later. If you believe in the Bible and you go to the Garden of Eden, every animal was there. They were all chilling—there was no death going on. You have to think that death and killing came from an evil nature loose in the world. Of course, you see that nature everywhere today—sometimes in people repping God. Islamic terrorists would say they sacrifice their lives for God—they’re doing God’s will. But we’re talking about bombs blowing up markets, planes crashing into buildings—is that the work of God or the work of man? To me, it’s simple. These men not only kill thousands of others, they also kill themselves. The prophet Muhammad says, “Whoever kills himself with a blade will be tormented with that blade in the fires of Hell.” God wants you to live. If we know nothing else about God, we know that. In fact, I don’t even believe God wants us to die.