Brooklyn Bridge (Master piece of Determination & Love)

       In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However the experts around the globe had opinioned that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to drop the idea. It was a formidable task and not practical. Roebling was determined to accomplish the herculean task, which he had envisioned. He knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just needed the right associate to partner with his dream.  After much persuasion and deep discussions, he managed to convince his son - Washington, an upcoming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.
Set on the task, the father and the son developed the right concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge. 

 The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway, a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington too was injured and was cripled with brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move his limbs.
 

Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of being handicaped Washington was never discouraged and still had the burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.

He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. One day, as he lay bedridden in his hospital room, with the faint sunlight streaming through the windows, the gentle breeze blew the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the trees outside.

It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea struck him. All that he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.

He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today you can the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man's indomitable spirit and his determination with a never say die attitude. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife, who for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the engineers what needs to be done.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal.

 
Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that dreams that seem impossible can be realised with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are. 

Underlying story -Even the most distant dream can be realized with determination and persistence.