The pursuit of happiness

I really enjoyed the movie, powerful performance of will smith. The movie is very depressing in a way that when I finished watching it, I thanked god for what I have.

There two conflicting main issues that the movie points. The first point is “ how to find happiness?” The movie shows that true happiness of achieving anything can’t happen except by working hard for that. This is a fact that runs on us on daily basis. Life was never easy, if there is anything that one might grave for, working hard for it is only way to make it happen. For example, as a student, I only enjoy getting goods grades if really worked or studied hard for that subject. The pain of the amount of work dedicated to a subject suddenly disappears and transforms to true happiness, and the pursuit of happiness becomes worth it.

On the other hand, the movie shows that the true happiness is by having money, purchasing a fancy car, setting in the first raw of a football game and owing a mansion. I think that director of the movie missed out on the true meaning of happiness. Chris Gardener is gifted man, he is talented when it comes to numbers, and that for me is the true happiness. Yes, you need money in order to survive, but money is something that comes and goes, it is a limited resource, but when someone is gifted from god with a talent that is rare, I think we to be happy for ourselves and hold on to it as the pursuit of happiness is already given.

For me, the true meaning of happiness is by achieving something, making difference in the real word, and by having a family, someone that can take care of me, who supports me and help me with my decisions and struggles, whether at university or at work.