-- the clickEvent() function
function clickEvent()
    -- get the message and save the result to a variable
    local message = getMessage()

    -- check if the message is the same as the current message
    if script.Parent.Text == message then
        -- since we don't want this, instead of continuing to update the function
        -- to accomplish this, we can return the function itself
        return clickEvent() -- it will keep returning until we get a different message
    end

    -- update the text of the button with the message
    script.Parent.Text = message
    -- print the message as well
    print(message)
end