When people can’t do something themselves, they tell you can’t do something. Now, comes the best and my favourite quote from the movie.ĭon’t ever listen to somebody telling you, you can’t do something, not even me. Hearing this, his son throws the ball away and begins to pack up.

Yet, he believes he can be a good player, to which Chris explains that he wasn’t very good at basketball growing up, and knowing how genes work, his son shouldn’t expect to be any more than an average player at max. When Chris takes his son to play some basketball on a building rooftop, we see Christopher isn’t very good at it. I’ve gathered 8 lessons that I think everyone should know, that may light your road to finding your ‘happyness’. I watch it when I’m having a series of bad days at work, when I feel lost, and when I start focusing too much on if I’ll ever be as happy as the people on my Instagram. I’ve watched this move for so many times now, and it has always given me the courage to stand up to life and yell, “Bring it on!”. Throughout the movie, Chris is seen struggling with bills & rent, having to sell glorified X-Ray machines that give a denser bone image and cost twice as much, a wife who is working double shifts to make ends meet & his kid, Christopher who loves to play basketball and quite honestly, is a good kid who understands his family’s situation. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, go, go right now.

While this is based on a real life story of Chris Gardner (played by Will Smith), an American Businessman and founder of Gardner Rich & Co, the movie has a load of life lessons that are essential for everyone. The movie, ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ is based on Chris Gardner’s life. Such thoughts plummet you into deeper sadness, wondering how and when you will lead a life like that. And we think, ‘This is what happiness looks like!’. With increasing social media interference in our lives, we see people buying nice cars, huge homes & travelling to vacation destinations like Maldives. Maybe, it has something to do with a general definition of happiness. You can share your happiness with your loved ones, and in most cases, you make them happier as well!Įven then, how many people really achieve that awesome, blissful state? How many can honestly say they are happy in their life? You can’t really measure how happy you are, you can’t put a unit on it, but you can feel it. Will & Jaden Smith as Chris & Christopher Gardner.

The pursuit of happyness real story