We all know who invented the light bulb, Thomas Edison. But the question is, how many times did he try before he succeeded?
I'm going to tell you the final bit of his success.
It was the 21st of October 1879. Thomas had been working non-stop to make a cotton thread filament. The filament had failed twice and he did not want it to fail again. Sweat trickled down his throat as he switched on the new light bulb. It's burning... But for how llong? Thomas dozed off as it burnt.
On the 22nd of October 1879, it carried on burning. It burnt for thirteen hours and thirty minutes and stayed alight. He did it! After five thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine failures, he had finally done it!
Thomas Edison succeeded in inventing the light bulb because he did not give up and that brings me to the quote of the day,
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. -Thomas A. Edison
We had once give up before, right? When we give up, we simple put away the situation and leave it, never to be solved. That is what Thomas Edison was trying to say, don't give up. When we give up in life, life will never be successful. You will not prosper in life. If Thomas Edison gave up, someone else would have invented the light bulb and won fame and glory. We will never hear about Thomas Edison. Same for us, always try one more time.
Remember, our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Do bear that in mind. I wish everyone, especially the Sec 4s and 5s all the best for your finals. Hang in there!"
- Matthew Chua, 104'10
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