The Brooklyn Bridge: Make no excuses as the year draws to an end

 THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE - NO EXCUSE

The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river tying Manhattan Island to Brooklyn is truly a miracle bridge. In 1863, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea for this spectacular bridge. However, bridge-building experts throughout the world told him to forget it; it could not be done.

Roebling convinced his son, Washington, who

was a young upand coming 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 unharnessed excitement and inspiration, they

hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project was only a few months under

construction when a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling and severely injured his son, Washington. Washington was left

with permanent brain damage and was unable to talk or walk. Everyone felt that the project would have to be scrapped since the 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 ever, and he still had a burning desire to complete the bridge. An idea hit him as he lay in his hospital bed, and he developed a code for 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 Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed ...

In life there is no excuse for failing or not getting it done.. Do the best you can..where you are and with what you have..

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