04 Oct 2012

Jet Li and His Dream of One Family

Posted in Chinese Philanthropy By Helen Li On October 4, 2012

Jet Li is known to many people as an action movie star, but in recent years, he has been very active in promoting philanthropy in China. Anybody who follows Chinese philanthropy will for sure come across One Foundation, which was founded by Jet Li in 2007. This post is not going to feature the wonderful work of One Foundation, but rather Jet Li, the person who puts his whole heart into it.

Whenever Jet Li speaks to the public, he addresses the audience as Dear Family, whether they are Chinese or not. He seems to have a big heart, and this heart is with everybody on the earth.

I put together a video about Jet Li and his dream of everybody on the earth as one big family, where he talked about a life-changing event, his ideal about One Foundation and the philosophy behind it. If you are interested, I find two articles on him very interesting:

An article from Time Magazine, November, 2008: The Liberation of Jet Li
An article from Alliance Magazine, December, 2009: Interview – Jet Li

[space]Hearing Jet Li’s story, have you thought of any event that changed the course of your life? Jet Li’s three realizations about life apparently are deeply related to Chinese traditional culture, but I think they apply to everyone of us, regardless of our ethnic backgrounds. What do you think? Please tell us in the comment! Or even better, share your story with us!

[ A word on posts under this theme/category: This category is about people’s aspirations and their passions, whether they are Chinese or non-chinese, big shots or unsung heroes. We plan on interviewing people from our own perspectives. Please stay tuned.]