Pursuit of Happiness

Just finished watching Pursuit of Happiness, it got me thinking on a lot of matters. Like as mentioned in the movie, it was a phrase from Thomas Jefferson's declaration of independence which is Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And asking the same question as Will Smith's character, how did Thomas Jefferson figure out to put the word pursuit there.

Happiness is not something easily obtainable, it must be pursued, a lot of pain and suffering are involved, a lot of tears has to be shed and a lot of hurtful emotions that cannot be spoken out.

I've learnt a lot of things from this movie, things that I realised I've been doing that I shouldnt be doing. The qualities that I'm lacking, sometimes the stubbornness of myself. The movie was simple, it was just like any other movie, a man has a dream and at the end he got it. But this one the things that he went through to reach his dreams were so......indescribable.

There was this moment in the movie where Will Smith character's son told a story or a joke which was like this...

There was a man who was drowning, and a boat came, the man on the boat asked "Do you need help?" and the man said "God will save me". Then another boat came and tried to help him, but the drowning man said "God will save me", then he drowned and went to Heaven. Then the man asked God, "God, why didnt you save me?" and God said "I sent you two big boats you dummy!"

That was funny and well worth a thought.

This is a movie that can change people, a movie that can get people to thinking a lot. We would not understand how special being helped is if we have not gone through a lot of troubles. And how beautiful happiness is when we have not gone through a lot of suffering.

I think it is time that I let the you in me go. Even though I already knew from the start that it is not possible between us, but I still kept that feeling inside, protecting it like I was still hoping something good might come out of it. But now I have to let it go. To make room for something beautiful that may come into my life, to clean up the mess you left in my heart so that something new might come. After spending just a day with her, my heart tells me that I will not meet another person like her for a real long time, so it says, dont miss out on this one.

The crazy things I would do for the pursuit of happyness. I believe that I will appreciate it when I obtain it.