Recently watched the documentary titled, Man on Wire. It chronicles Frenchman Phillipe Petit's amazing story of how he tight roped between the Twin Towers. It took over a year in the making to pull of the "crime" and it's simply inspiring. A life changing story of how a man had a dream and made it become a reality through his relentless refusal to give up. My favorite scene (aside from whenever Phillipe would recall the event as he's a wonderful story teller) is when he is walking the rope (keep in mind 110 stories high) and he bursts into a smile. Then proceeds to lay down, I'll repeat, lay down, on the rope. Um...What? It was the perfect depiction of an individual completely at peace knowing they had achieved their dream. Simply amazing.
The story serves as an example for all of us to live by - Have a dream, pursue it to the point of insanity, never refuse to give up, forget the nay sayers and do something no one else dares to try.
"It's impossible, that's sure. So let's start working."
- Phillipe Petit
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