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发帖数: 2599 | 1 汉语圈多有发掘李小龙与华夏文化之联系，常忽略其与美国成功学之学习和应用----尽
管后者更加明显，且实际根据更多。这里略作举例：
[1]
https://www.martialmindpower.com/bruce-lee-my-definite-chief-aim/
My Definite Chief Aim
I, Bruce Lee, will be the first highest paid Oriental super star in the
United States. In return I will give the most exciting performances and
render the best of quality in the capacity of an actor. Starting 1970 I will
achieve world fame and from then onward till the end of 1980 I will have in
my possession $10,000,000. I will live the way I please and achieve inner
harmony and happiness.
Bruce Lee
1969
[2]
https://brucelee.com/podcast-blog/2018/10/17/120-letter-to-pearl
September 1962
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. I’ll do my best to write it clearly and I
hope that you, too, will keep an open mind in this letter, and don’t
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 hasn’t been thought of before. In every industry, in every
profession, ideas are what America is looking for. Ideas have made America
what she is, an done good idea will make a mad 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 U.S. This so happens because no one has heard of this supreme art; also
there are no competent instructors…I 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 U.S. (I have set 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 most important is
because gung fu is part of myself.
I know my idea is right, and therefore, the results would be satisfactory. I
don’t 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. Steinmetz, the
electrical genius, in his opinion “What brand of science would make the
most progress in the nest twenty-five years?” He paused and thought for
several minutes then like a flash replied, “spiritual realization.” When
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 vision. It is all
these combined. My brain becomes magnetized with this dominating 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 a basement, but once my imagination has got up 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 of not, I feel this great force, this untapped
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
life—peace of mind. I know that the sum of all 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 I’m too conscious of success. Well, I am not. You
see, my will to do springs from the knowledge that I CAN DO. I’m only
being natural, for there is no fear or doubt inside my mind.
Pearl, success comes to those who become success-conscious. If you don’t
aim at an object, how the heck on earth do you think you can get it?
Warm regards,
Bruce | wh
发帖数: 141625 | 2 确实非常美国化。可惜死得太早，壮志未酬。现在的功夫明星没人有他当年在美国的影
响力，他算是中国武术在美国的开山祖师了。
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【在 c*******v 的大作中提到】
: 汉语圈多有发掘李小龙与华夏文化之联系，常忽略其与美国成功学之学习和应用----尽
: 管后者更加明显，且实际根据更多。这里略作举例：
: [1]
: https://www.martialmindpower.com/bruce-lee-my-definite-chief-aim/
: My Definite Chief Aim
: I, Bruce Lee, will be the first highest paid Oriental super star in the
: United States. In return I will give the most exciting performances and
: render the best of quality in the capacity of an actor. Starting 1970 I will
: achieve world fame and from then onward till the end of 1980 I will have in
: my possession $10,000,000. I will live the way I please and achieve inner
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