Lamban, Bryan

“The pursuit of Happyness”

This kind of movie is you don’t want to miss it. Because for me this movie
can help you to be strong and motivate yourself to achieve your goal in life. Since I
already watch this movie my favorite words that Chris Gardner said to his son is
“You got a dream..You gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves,
they wanna tell you, you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period”.
Base on the story of Chris Gardner, a man who loses everything, but still he gets
everything. Base on the movie, he is a very hard working man, a loveable and kind
father. He faces a lot of struggle or trials in life specially the most trials he faces is
his wife left him. And also, Chris Gardner he works as a salesman like he sold
medical devices and also he struggle to get a contract. As well he became homeless
while he had to take care of his son and provide his son needs like food and also he
needs to pick up his son every day in the day care center. Even though Chris
Gardner feels like the world so unfair still you can feel that Chris Gardner is a man
of courage, perseverance and faith.
Chris Gardner still fighting for his dreams he struggle to get a job a contract
for the firm and after that he already find a job a brokerage firm but he is unpaid 6
months-intership. But still he is still grinding trying to make his life better and also
to his son. His life was so difficult, chaotic that you can think you could never
handle at all. But Chris Gardner still he doesn’t give up on his dreams still he get
back up on his messy bed and take his son to the day care center and go his job.
Chris Gardner had a personality that God give like his talents and skills ,
confidence and specially consistency. At the end of the movie we see that he got
his dreams he got the one paid position and his life changed vividly from that
moment. And we all know raising a child on your own is very difficult. Being poor
did not stop him from being what he wanted. The relationship between father and
Son love each other even though they are struggling a lot. Life will sometimes be
tough like Chris said that if you are rich, maybe you will never taste of necessity.
But for most of us, at one point life was or is tough. He tastes bitterness and then
tastes happiness. When things get dark, relax. Like even though you do not know
what will happen, you deserve a break and to treat yourself to something reward or
nice. After all your hard work and patience. We deserve a break!
 “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

Life requires a lot of courage to achieve your goals and happiness in life.
According to Walter Mitty, courage is the biggest step to happiness and he can’t
find happiness because he’s too afraid to do everything he wants to do in life. He is
afraid to take the risk that’s why he trapped himself in his dream which he can
control his happiness and make himself his own superhero. But in reality, life is for
living, not for dreaming. In fact, there is nothing wrong with dreaming, it doesn’t
cost you a penny but you need to get out of your comfort zone and start to make
your dreams become a reality.

But in the beginning stages of his journey, Mr. Walter is called upon several times
to act immediately or he hesitate that why how many times he lose the chance.
Because in the film Walter Mitty is also know as a incompetent and absent-minded
but however Mr. Walter Mitty the one thing what has in spades is a considerable
vast and colorful imagination.

Along the journey, Walter Mitty became what he always dreamed, a courageous
and adventurous little man who’s capable to do things. He saw the majestic beauty
of nature and realized the truly essence of life because somehow, somewhere in the
middle of nowhere, we discover ourselves and what we’re capable of.

So, when you fall down, you should always get up and find alternatives in order for
you to reach your desired destination. You should never give up no matter how
hard it is. Life is always giving you what you need, so trust the challenges,
embrace the difficulties in order to grow outwardly and become the hero that you
always want to be. In time, your hard works will be paid off.
 Philosophical Connection
( STOICISM )

For me I am pretty sure the philosophical connection is stoicism because

stoicism its all about the endurance of pain or hardships without the display of
feelings and without complaint or means you need to work hard before you meet
the pleasure or the happiness itself. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy
founded by Zeno of Citium. First, as what I have understand about the movie titled
“The pursuit of Happyness” Chris Gardner he encountered a lot of trials in life
before he found the word happiness. But in the process going to his goal it is very
tough because his wife left him, he became homeless, he feels like the world is so
unfair, unpaid of an half year of his job, struggle to get a contract and he
experience to sleep in the jail, sleep in the dirty places, also he and his son even
spend a night in a subway station restroom but all of that he still give his best every
day even though he is very tired emotionally, mentally and physically. He still
needs to take his son to the day care center before he goes to the stockbrokerage
firm. And after on his work he needs to pick up of his son to the day care center
and go to the subway restroom in all night. But Chris Gardner being a poor did not
stop him from being what he wanted to his self and his family, he believed that
success depended only on efforts and consistency. Also, life will sometimes be
tough but he said if you are rich, maybe you will never taste of necessity. Chris
loses his house, goes to the motel, and eventually he ends up living in a homeless
shelter. But he said “Life humiliates him. He tastes bitterness and then tastes
happiness”. But in the end of the film he had finished his internship and had
finished selling all the medical devices. Since he was in the final days of the
internship and did not know what was going on he decided to go to the beach and
to sleep in a hotel. That shows that even though you do not know what will
happen, you deserve a break and to treat yourself to something nice. After all your
hard work and patience, you deserve it.
 Second, The secret life of Walter Mitter talks about how Life requires a lot
of courage to achieve your goals and happiness in life. According to Walter Mitty,
courage is the biggest step to happiness and he can’t find happiness because he’s
too afraid to do everything he wants to do in life. He is afraid to take the risk that’s
why he trapped himself in his dream which he can control his happiness and make
himself his own superhero. But in reality, life is for living, not for dreaming. In
fact, there is nothing wrong with dreaming, it doesn’t cost you a penny but you
need to get out of your comfort zone and start to make your dreams become a
reality.

Along the journey, Walter Mitty became what he always dreamed, a courageous
and adventurous little man who’s capable to do things. He saw the majestic beauty
of nature and realized the truly essence of life because somehow, somewhere in the
middle of nowhere, we discover ourselves and what we’re capable of.

So, when you fall down, you should always get up and find alternatives in order for
you to reach your desired destination. You should never give up no matter how
hard it is. Life is always giving you what you need, so trust the challenges,
embrace the difficulties in order to grow outwardly and become the hero that you
always want to be. In time, your hard works will be paid off.