Dear Pearl,

This letter is hard to understand. It contains my dreams and my ways of thinking, as a

whole, you can call it my way of life. It will be rather confusing as it is difficult to write
down exactly how I feel. Yet I want to write and let you know about it. Ill do my best
to write it clearly and I hope that you, too, will keep an open mind in this letter, and
dont arrive at any conclusions till you are finished.
There are two ways of making a good living, one is the result of hard working, and the
other, the result of the imagination (requires work, too, of course). It is a fact that
labor and thrift produce a competence, but fortune, in the sense of wealth, is the
reward of the man who can think of something that hasnt been thought of before. In
every industry, in every profession, ideas are what America is looking for. Ideas have
made America what she is, and one good idea will make a man what he wants to be.
One part of my life is gung fu. This art influences me greatly in the formation of my
character and ideas. I practice gung fu as a physical culture, a form of mental training,
a method of self-defense, and a way of life. Gung fu is the best of all martial art; yet
the Chinese derivatives of judo and karate, which are only basics of gung fu, are
flourishing all over the US. This so happens because no one has heard of this supreme
art; also there are no competent instructorsI believe my long years of practice back
up my title to become the first instructor of this movement. There are yet long years
ahead of me to polish my techniques and character. My aim, therefore, is to establish
a first Gung Fu Institute that will later spread out all over the US (I have set up a time
limit of 10 to 15 years to complete the whole project). My reason in doing this is not
the sole objective of making money. The motives are many and among them are: I like
to let the world know about the greatness of this Chinese art; I enjoy teaching and
helping people; I like to have a well-to-do home for my family; I like to originate
something; and the last but yet one of the important is because gung fu is part of
myself.
I know my idea is right, and therefore the results would be satisfactory. I dont really
worry about the reward, but to set in motion the machinery to achieve it. My
contribution will be the measure of my reward and success.
Before he passed away, some asked the late Dr Charles P. Steimetz, the electrical
genius, in his opinion What branch of science would make the most progress in the
next twenty-five years? He paused and thought for several minutes then like a flash
replied, spiritual realization. When a man comes to a conscious vital realization of
those great spiritual forces within himself and begins to use those forces in science, in
business and in life, his progress in the future will be unparalleled.
I feel I have this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith,
greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater
than vision. It is all these combined. My brain becomes magnetized with this
domination force which I hold in my hand.
When you drop a pebble into a pool of water, the pebble starts a series of ripples that
expand until they encompass the whole pool. This is exactly what will happen when I
give my ideas a definite plan of action. Right now, I can project my thoughts into the
future, I can see ahead of me. I dream (remember that practical dreamers never quit). I
may now own nothing but a little place down in basement, but once my imagination
has got up to a full head of steam, I can see painted on a canvas of my mind a picture
of a fine, big five or six story Gung Fu Institute with branches all over the States. I am
not easily discouraged, readily visualize myself as overcoming obstacles, winning out
over setbacks, achieving impossible objectives.
Whether it is the God-head or not, I feel this great force, this unstopped power, this
dynamic something within me. This feeling defies description, and [there is] no
experience with which this feeling may be compared. It is something like a strong
emotion mixed with faith, but a lot stronger.
All in all, the goal of my planning and doing is to find the true meaning in lifepeace
of mind. I know that the sum of all the possessions I mentioned does not necessarily
add up to peace of mind; however, it can be if I devote [my energy] to real
accomplishment of self rather than neurotic combat. In order to achieve this peace of
mind, the teaching of detachment of Taoism and Zen proved to be valuable.
Probably, people will say Im too conscious of success. Well, I am not. You see, my will
to do springs from the knowledge that I CAN DO. Im only being natural, for there is no
fear or doubt inside my mind.
Pearl, success comes to those who become success-conscious. If you dont aim at an
object, how the heck on earth do you think you can get it?
Warm regards,
Bruce