The Pursuit of Happyness
Just watched a very inspirational film starring Will Smith (playing as Christopher Gardner). His character bore through tough times (homelessness, near-bankruptcy and taking care of his son) to finally being happy when being told that his efforts at being an intern has paid off. The film started off slow and brought us slowly through the mini-episodes of his life i.e. “Riding the Bus”, “Being Stupid”, “Running” and a few others that showed us how he had to choose to live and take care of his son.
The stark contrast between the adult and the child was interesting as one was constantly concerned about finances and housing (therefore being unhappy) while the other was being taken care of, had place to sleep and got the present he wished for (therefore being happy). Watching the show made me realise how much life has changed since my childhood days, and it made me realise how hard my parents worked to take care of my family. Although I can’t say I have experienced what the main character had gone through, I can most definitely understand the need to constantly work hard and improve one’s situation in the pursuit of happyness.
by yappy
when did you watch this??