“There is no worse fight than the one that is not done”, that is the phrase that perfectly describes Cha Sa-soon, a 69-year-old South Korean woman who spent more than 13 thousand dollars in 960 driving tests to obtain her license of driving.
In accordance with the mirror, Sa-soon took her first theory test in April 2005, unfortunately she failed it and decided to try once more per day.
Sa-soon needed her driver’s license to transport the goods for her vegetable business, so she decided to take the exam one more time. Unfortunately, the result was the same, but she is quite persevering and she ended up taking the test five times a week, for three consecutive years, giving a total of 780 attempts.
Due to other activities, Sa-soon went from taking the exam five times a week to just twice every seven days, until she finally passed it. But this was only the theory part, she still had to finish the driving test, which she had to take 10 times before getting a passing grade. In the end, Sa-soon racked up a total of 960 attempts on her test drive, perhaps breaking a Guinness record and gaining worldwide attention.
On the other hand, Sa-soon’s teacher said he was proud and relieved that she got her driver’s license, as he did not have the guts to tell her to quit, especially when he saw how hard she was trying to keep going and reach her goal.
When she finally got her license, we all came out to cheer her on and hugged her, giving her flowers. She felt like a huge load falling off our backs. We hadn’t had the guts to tell her to quit because she kept showing up.
Sa-soon became popular in South Korea due to her effort and drive, becoming a local celebrity, she was even contacted by the Hyundai automobile agency with whom she worked to promote a new vehicle, being the main protagonist of their commercials. .
Her story has also been replicated on entertainment programs, social networks, and written media, as it is striking that she never gave up and, on the contrary, every day she tried even harder to achieve her goal. And to think that many of us surrender to the first refusal.