The Pursuit of Happiness

I didn't write yesterday because we spent our evening watching a movie called, "The Pursuit of Happiness". It was a fairly good movie, and it was based on a true story. The movie was about a family living in San Francisco.

They had a five year old son named Christopher, who spends weekday at a daycare because his parents are way to busy. His dad, Chris, is always busy trying to sell scanners, and his mother, Linda, works at a factory. Chris tries hard to make money, but barely anyone is willing to buy the scanners. No matter how hard they worked, they still don't have enough money to even pay their rent.

One day Linda gets angry at Chis and decides to leave, saying that he cannot give her happiness. Chris couldn't stop her, so all he demands is to leave Christopher with him. Chris is usually the one that takes care of Christopher, so he is closer to his dad than to his mom. So his mom leaves.

Chris is very smart. The time all this happens, was the time when people were introduced to Rubik's cubes. He solved one in one try, and it was because of his talent, he was then introduced to a stockbroker company. He was interviewed, and accepted to take the learning course, but only one person out of twenty will be chosen in the end to work at this company.

All went well for him and his son until the day the tax bill arrived in a mail. He needed to pay $600.00. He was devastated, as this was all he had. The government took the money out of his bank account, and he was broke. He continued to sell scanners, take the stockbroker course, and at night, with his son, line up at the shelter for places to sleep.

A lot more happens. Too much for me to explain. But in the end, after all the twenty people took the stockbroker test, he was chosen. He cried with happiness as he took his son and hugged him tight.

According to the movie, Chris got a stable job, and eventually became a millionaire. It was almost like a miracle.