In Pursuit of Happyness

It was only now that I got the chance to watch the movie. As usual, it made me realize things.

As he was portrayed in the movie, Chris Gardner was a MAN. He was never afraid to face his problems, not try to escape it by brooding in alcohol or drugs. He found a solution, no matter how frustrating it was for him. No matter how disappointed he got with himself and with life...he just kept moving forward.

Here are some quotes that struck me:

Chris Gardner: It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?

Christopher: Hey dad, you wanna hear something funny? There was a man who was drowning, and a boat came, and the man on the boat said "Do you need help?" and the man said "God will save me". Then another boat came and he tried to help him, but he said "God will save me", then he drowned and went to Heaven. Then the man told God, "God, why didn't you save me?" and God said "I sent you two boats, you dummy!"