The Tao of Wu

by The RZA

Since I’m known to be a student of the Five Percent, people know I was taught that the white man is the Devil. But I believe people misunderstand the practical application of that wisdom. It relates to what Jesus said about the flesh being weak. Yes, I believe the white man has a nature he must contend with, and historically, that nature has been aggressive, violent, conquering, and prone to devilishment. But to me, there’s a simple explanation for that. If you have a birth record of six thousand years on a planet that’s trillions of years old, with people who’ve been here for millions of years longer than you, you’re a baby. You just need to grow up. So I wouldn’t categorically say that the white man’s a Devil, the black man’s a God, the woman’s an Earth. I’d say those attributes are in their nature, but that everyone can choose what nature they express. They can change. It also says toward the end of our lessons that any man made weak and wicked is a devil. That applies to black, brown, red, yellow, or woman. We all have to change.