The One-Line Letter

George Lee was the master maker behind much of Bruce Lee’s unique training equipment. Nunchakus, a three-section staff, a gripping machine—even shoes: Whatever Bruce needed, George made it.

Sometime in 1966, George received the following letter:

George,
I heard from James that you didn’t feel good. I hope you are much better by now.
Take care my friend,
Bruce

Lucky is he who has a friend like this, and honorable he who continues to deserve it. Let’s be both—and check in on our friends just the same.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.