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Chris Gardner Life

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When an individual overcome difficulties and undertaking hardship in order to gain happiness. Thus, their life became more meaningful as well a sense of accomplishment. Yet, the suffering and agony bring them toward not performing the same blunder repeatedly. Two people that struggled in life to gain happiness were Chris Gardner a real-life character from the movie Pursuit of Happiness and me as a student to have a better future.

Directed by Gabriele Muccino, the movie pursuit of happiness was very popular in 2006. It involved a non- fiction character named Chris Gardner whose efforts to keep his family from sinking into poverty which evolved into a life struggle. Also, his financial instability made his wife moved away from him which left …show more content…

That night he and his son have to live in a public toilet that could lead them to become beggars but still, Christ Gardner didn’t give up. He said to his son, “you got a dream. You got to protect it. People can’t do something’ themselves, they want to tell you-you can’t do it. If you want something. Go get it.” This established a stronger relationship with his son. They both found a shelter to live but every day he ran from work to secure a place in line at the local shelter. He held firm his dignity, resolve, faith, love, and independence during his struggles. At the beginning of the movie, he solved a puzzle for one of the managers in the taxi. Also, he bought coffee for his supervisor. One day, the senior boss asked for money to pay for a cab, he quickly opened his wallet and pulled a five dollar bill. Those actions were compelling because this might be the reason for him to get hired. After experiencing hardship and homelessness, he finally got the job. His immediate reaction was running to his son and told him about it. This scene was marvelous because it was his son too that kept him not to give up in life. Basically, he wanted his son to have a better future. Today, Chris Gardner is a millionaire and a very famous people. His perseverance has paid …show more content…

Moving to Canada was the toughest days of my life. People in my country believe that my education would be increased and I became a better person. On the contrary, not everything happened in an instance. I have to undergo in a lot of difficulties to achieve my goals. I kept saying to myself that I might change my mind to give up on school and become an alcoholic or a drug addicts. But, my conscience told me to follow my dream. Difficulties I faced in Canada were orienting me to this new place. However, the toughest one of all was the language barrier. In my country, it’s mandatory to learn English and French considering the past of colonization in my country. If I don’t study those languages in school, the government could sue my parents. Likewise Creole was my native language which consisted of French and African words. To contrast, the English taught in my country was insignificant compared to Canada. It put a lot of stress on me as well as my parents. But after two years, I managed to get out of this weight. My main sourced was reading many books that were an advised by a teacher. This definitely changed my life and overcome this shyness. After all, the fear of failure from not having a better future and no reputation made me kept on in

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