The Pursuit Of Happyness

This movie starring Will Smith, who is without a doubt my favourite actor, was the movie I could most relate to last year, and at the start of this year. For those who have not watched it, I highly recommend you do.

The story involves Chris Garnar working as a sales rep for a bone density scanner company, trying to support his wife and son (who is played by his real life son). After struggling to make sales and wanting a better life, he applies for a internship at Dean Witters, a stoke broker company. His wife then walks out on him, however Chris was able to hold onto his son. He was arrested for unpaid parking tickets, and had the spend the night in jail, which was the night before his interview.

The interview is probably my most favourite part, where he attends the interview in trackpants and a dirty paint-stained singlet, whilst covered in paint himself. So how many of you guys ever went to a interview in a singlet and trackies and managed to get the job? I know I'd have no short at it, but Chris pulled it off.

"What would you say Chris if a guy came into a interview with no shirt on, and I hired him! What would you say?"

"He must of had on some really nice pants"

SCORE!!

Not to bore you with the rest of the movie cos I want you to see it, he ends up only having $26 in his bank account, then he ends up getting the job (sorry if I spoiled it for you but you know he gets the job right from the start) and his life is changed. His pursuit for happiness is finally full filled now.

The movie was based on the true story of Chris Garnar who ended up forming his own company and is worth millions of dollars. Not bad for a guy who was basically broke living on the subway, public toilets and shelter homes.

So why did I talk briefly about the movie? Well basically because when I first moved to Melbourne, I was sort of like Chris, where I was in a sales job, not making sales, I was close to being evicted and I had very little money in my bank, some times having negative dollars in my account. Then Safeway came along, hired me and then that was a stepping stone to actually being able to live in Melbourne.

I mean sure I didn't spend a night at a public toilet, or had a kid to worry about, but I still related. So some nights where I couldn't sleep because I had no clue where my next $5 was going to come from, and if I had enough money for food next week, or rent, I would watch the movie, sitting, hoping, dreaming, I would get that turnaround in my life.

When I got the email from Safeway offering me a position, I re-read the email, making sure what I was reading was in fact true. Inside it felt amazing, knowing that the bank would be of my back, I wouldn't have to keep borrowing money of friends, and that I'd finally have money to eat. I was finally, happy!


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