The pursuit of happyness. The pursuit of happyness?
Should it be a statement of a question? I am not sure of it myself. Yesterday, I went to the Vivo GV to watch "The Pursuit of Happyness". Many has said that that it was a inspiring story. And after I watched it, I chose to agree with that stand.
After the movie, I was posed with the question - WHY is HAPPYNESS spelt with a 'Y' and not a 'I'? Here was the answer: When Will Smith visited his son's school and noticed the wrong spelling of "Pursuit of Happyness" in the Declaration of Independence poster made by the kids, he immediately told the teacher. The teacher responded - the most important thing is the real happiness students feel while creating the poster, never mind the spelling. And that inspired Will Smith's to pursue happiness.
I was thinking about it. Happyness is not a END state. It is not a poster (or a painting) that gives you happiness. It is the process of making the poster; it is the journey of doing the right thing. I realise that it will be progressive realisation of one's valuable goals that leads to happiness.
Where is my happyness? Do I even have a dream to start off with? So that I could relentlessly chase my dream? Do I?
Should it be a statement of a question? I am not sure of it myself. Yesterday, I went to the Vivo GV to watch "The Pursuit of Happyness". Many has said that that it was a inspiring story. And after I watched it, I chose to agree with that stand.After the movie, I was posed with the question - WHY is HAPPYNESS spelt with a 'Y' and not a 'I'? Here was the answer: When Will Smith visited his son's school and noticed the wrong spelling of "Pursuit of Happyness" in the Declaration of Independence poster made by the kids, he immediately told the teacher. The teacher responded - the most important thing is the real happiness students feel while creating the poster, never mind the spelling. And that inspired Will Smith's to pursue happiness.
I was thinking about it. Happyness is not a END state. It is not a poster (or a painting) that gives you happiness. It is the process of making the poster; it is the journey of doing the right thing. I realise that it will be progressive realisation of one's valuable goals that leads to happiness.Where is my happyness? Do I even have a dream to start off with? So that I could relentlessly chase my dream? Do I?
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