The Pursuit of Happyness
I frankly have lost count the number of times I have watched The Pursuit of Happyness. It is a heartwarming story which I still could not bring myself to believe that it is based on a true story because no man should ever live through such problems. Will Smith, his son and Thandie Newtown did an amazing job in the movie.
I will not know how I will have fared if I was in Chris Gardner's shoes. Any ordinary man will have crumbled and gave up with doing numerous sales calls to sell unneccessary bone density scanners to hospitals. On top of that, he had to cope with the demands of internship where the chances of being selected were very slim, fatherhood where he had to take care of the baby after finishing work and homelessness after being thrown out of his rented apartment for not paying his rent.
I went to check out the real Chris Gardner interview online and was surprised to hear that his son at that point of time was only 2 years old. He told in the interview that the son was portrayed as a 5 year old for the sake of dialogue. During the entire interview, one thing which he said stood out: Baby steps do count. As long as you are moving forward, these baby steps add up and will bring you to the desired destination.
Sense of Purpose
The movie is a clear reflection of people who truly want something will get what they want if they put their heart and soul and work hard. I'm still lost and trying to find my direction and sense of purpose. The hardest part is finding your passion and I will not stop until I have attained it. I have begun to immerse myself into a world of finance which could be my passion but I should not be sure until I'm very sure.
I frankly have lost count the number of times I have watched The Pursuit of Happyness. It is a heartwarming story which I still could not bring myself to believe that it is based on a true story because no man should ever live through such problems. Will Smith, his son and Thandie Newtown did an amazing job in the movie.
I will not know how I will have fared if I was in Chris Gardner's shoes. Any ordinary man will have crumbled and gave up with doing numerous sales calls to sell unneccessary bone density scanners to hospitals. On top of that, he had to cope with the demands of internship where the chances of being selected were very slim, fatherhood where he had to take care of the baby after finishing work and homelessness after being thrown out of his rented apartment for not paying his rent.
I went to check out the real Chris Gardner interview online and was surprised to hear that his son at that point of time was only 2 years old. He told in the interview that the son was portrayed as a 5 year old for the sake of dialogue. During the entire interview, one thing which he said stood out: Baby steps do count. As long as you are moving forward, these baby steps add up and will bring you to the desired destination.
Sense of Purpose
The movie is a clear reflection of people who truly want something will get what they want if they put their heart and soul and work hard. I'm still lost and trying to find my direction and sense of purpose. The hardest part is finding your passion and I will not stop until I have attained it. I have begun to immerse myself into a world of finance which could be my passion but I should not be sure until I'm very sure.
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