PREFACE

Those of you in the younger generations are probably facing many obstacles that seem to you like overwhelming adversity. Many of you are probably troubled by inferiority complexes. On the other hand, overconfidence has probably also vexed the majority of us.

If these words describe you, I hope that you will see that it is one of the perks of youth to face the challenge of building the path to our future, even as our minds keep swaying back and forth between our feelings of inferiority and overconfidence.

My gift to you is this message: Think big! The Tokyo Sky Tree is proudly towering over our capital, but it can never grow bigger than its blueprint. So always dream big in your heart, and work persistently, step by step, to make your dreams come true. And when the moment of truth arrives in your life, be brave. Be determined to build the future of your dreams.

Ryuho Okawa
Founder and CEO
Happy Science Group
February 14, 2012