persistence story
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PERSISTENCE
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In 1883, a creative engineernamed John Roebling wasinspired by an idea tobuild a spectacular bridge
connecting New York withthe Long Island.
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However bridge buildingexperts throughout theworld thought that thiswas an impossible feat
and told Roebling toforget the idea.
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It just could not be
done. It was not
practical. It hadnever been done
before
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Roebling could not ignore thevision he had in his mind ofthis bridge. He thought aboutit all the time and he knew
deep in his heart that it couldbe done. He just had to sharethe dream with someone else.
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After much discussion and
persuasion he managed toconvince his sonWashington, an up and
coming engineer, that thebridge in fact could be
built.
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Working together for thefirst time, the father andson developed concepts ofhow it could be
accomplished and how theobstacles could be
overcome
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With great excitementand inspiration, and theheadiness of a wildchallenge before them,
they hired their crewand began to build their
dream bridge.
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The project started well,
but when it was only afew months underway atragic accident on thesite took the life of JohnRoebling.
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Washington was injured
and left with a certainamount of braindamage, which resultedin him not being able towalk or talk or even
move.
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"We told them so."
"Crazy men and theircrazy dreams."
"It`s foolish to chasewild visions."
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Everyone had a negativecomment to make and felt
that the project should bescrapped since the
Roeblings were the onlyones who knew how thebridge could be built.
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In spite of his handicapWashington was neverdiscouraged and stillhad a burning desire to
complete the bridge andhis mind was still as
sharp as ever.
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He tried to inspire and
pass on hisenthusiasm to some
of his friends, butthey were too
daunted by the task
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As he lay on his bed in his hospitalroom, with the sunlight
streaming through the windows,a gentle breeze blew the flimsywhite curtains apart and he was
able to see the sky and the topsof the trees outside for just amoment.
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It seemed that there was a messagefor him not to give up. Suddenlyan idea hit him. All he could dowas move one finger and hedecided to make the best use of
it. By moving this, he slowlydeveloped a code ofcommunication with his wife.
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He touched his wife's arm withthat finger, indicating to her
that he wanted her to call theengineers again. Then heused the same method of
tapping her arm to tell theengineers what to do. Itseemed foolish but the project
was under way again.
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For 13 years Washington
tapped out hisinstructions with hisfinger on his wife's arm,until the bridge wasfinally completed.
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Today the spectacularBrooklyn Bridge stands inall its glory as a tribute tothe triumph of one man's
indomitable spirit and hisdetermination not to be
defeated by circumstances.
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It is also a tribute to the
engineers and their teamwork, and to their faithin a man who wasconsidered mad by halfthe world.
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It stands too as a tangiblemonument to the love and
devotion of his wife whofor 13 long years patiently
decoded the messages ofher husbandand told theengineers what to do.
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Perhaps this is one of thebest examples of anever-say-die attitudethat overcomes a terrible
physical handicap andachieves an impossible
goal.
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Often when we faceobstacles in our day-to-day life, ourhurdles seem very
small in comparisonto what many others
have to face.
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The Brooklyn Bridgeshows us that dreams
that seem impossiblecan be realised with
determination andpersistence, no matterwhat the odds are.
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Even the most
distant dreamcan be realized
withdetermination
and persistence.
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PERSIST.