Excellence - Determination Against All Odds
Let me share with you one real story of excellence of a determined will to make it happen in spite of all the odds.
The Brooklyn Bridge in the USA is a very famous bridge for its uniqueness in its design and architecture. It’s one of the engineering marvels. It’s one of the first suspension bridge built over the length of 6000 feet with only 2 piers and suspended in air with steel cables. The Brooklyn Bridge is over a river between Manhattan Island in New York and Brooklyn. The construction of the bridge started in 1863 and it took 13 years to complete it. It is said to be a magical bridge not only because of its design and architecture but also because of its’ construction against all odds. What were those odds???
First of all, most of the leading bridge building experts then throughout the world had ruled out any possibility of constructing a bridge at the location on the technical ground. In fact many had told to forget the idea and find other solution to connect to Manhattan Island.
However, there was a creative engineer named John Roebling and he was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge. He convinced his son Washington who was young and upcoming engineer that the bridge could be built. The two of them developed the concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With all the excitement and inspiration they hired the workers and began to build the bridge.
The project was only few months under construction when a tragic accident took the life of John Roebling. The accident also severely injured his son Washington. Washington was left with permanent brain damage and was unable to walk and talk. Everyone felt that the project would have to be abandoned since Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built.
Even though, Washington was unable to move or talk, his mind was as sharp as before and he still had a burning desire to complete the bridge. An idea hit him as he lay in the hospital bed and he developed a code of communication. All he could move was one finger so he touched the arm of his wife with that finger, tapping out the code to communicate to her what to tell the engineers who were building the bridge. For thirteen years, Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger until the spectacular bridge was finally completed.
Thus the Brooklyn Bridge was built because of the determination and enthusiasm of Washington against all the odds
The Brooklyn Bridge in the USA is a very famous bridge for its uniqueness in its design and architecture. It’s one of the engineering marvels. It’s one of the first suspension bridge built over the length of 6000 feet with only 2 piers and suspended in air with steel cables. The Brooklyn Bridge is over a river between Manhattan Island in New York and Brooklyn. The construction of the bridge started in 1863 and it took 13 years to complete it. It is said to be a magical bridge not only because of its design and architecture but also because of its’ construction against all odds. What were those odds???
First of all, most of the leading bridge building experts then throughout the world had ruled out any possibility of constructing a bridge at the location on the technical ground. In fact many had told to forget the idea and find other solution to connect to Manhattan Island.
However, there was a creative engineer named John Roebling and he was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge. He convinced his son Washington who was young and upcoming engineer that the bridge could be built. The two of them developed the concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With all the excitement and inspiration they hired the workers and began to build the bridge.
The project was only few months under construction when a tragic accident took the life of John Roebling. The accident also severely injured his son Washington. Washington was left with permanent brain damage and was unable to walk and talk. Everyone felt that the project would have to be abandoned since Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built.
Even though, Washington was unable to move or talk, his mind was as sharp as before and he still had a burning desire to complete the bridge. An idea hit him as he lay in the hospital bed and he developed a code of communication. All he could move was one finger so he touched the arm of his wife with that finger, tapping out the code to communicate to her what to tell the engineers who were building the bridge. For thirteen years, Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger until the spectacular bridge was finally completed.
Thus the Brooklyn Bridge was built because of the determination and enthusiasm of Washington against all the odds
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