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

Of all the engineering progress in the 1800s, the Brooklyn Bridge stands out as the most legendary architecture. It took more than a decade to build, cost the life of its designer, and was constantly criticized by skeptics. In 1883, an imaginative engineer named John Roebling was motivated by an idea to build a magnificent bridge connecting New York with the Brooklyn. The engineers all over the world disapprove of this idea saying that, it was not practical. Roebling could not overlook the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion he convinced his son Washington, an upcoming engineer, that the bridge could be built. The father & son planned of how project could be completed & how barriers could be conquered. With great zeal and passion, they employed their team and started their dream project.

Just as work was beginning on the bridge in the summer of 1869, disaster struck. John Roebling severely injured his foot in a freak accident when he was surveying the spot where the Brooklyn tower would be built. He died and Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain injury, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

Negative comments were made as foolish people chase wild visions etc & critic suggested that construction project should be scrapped since only Roebling family knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington was never disheartened and still had a headiness to chase his wild desire.

He tried to encourage his friends to fulfill his father dream but they were intimidated by the task. So, he determined to finish this daunting challenge by himself. All he was capable of moving one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving his one finger, he built a system of communication with his wife. Washington used his one finger code to tell his wife to call the engineers and with his tapping method his could give instruction of what to do to his wife and she passed the information along to the engineers.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the magnificent Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its grandeur as an honor to the victory of one man’s indomitable spirit and his determination not to be crushed by circumstances. It is also homage to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered crazy by half the world. It stands as a monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 long years tolerantly decoded the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.

It is an example of never-say-die attitude that triumph over a dreadful handicap and achieves an unrealistic goal. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that dreams can be realized with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are.