The Pursuit of Happiness

We saw the movie The Pursuit of Happiness. You know the true story staring Will Smith. When i picked it up at Red Box .. my husband was reluctant to see it. He said "oh plsss .. it will be too senti. Let's watch Casino Royal." I convinced him to watch this one.

We saw .. we liked . As expected it was a very inspiring movie and all. But i could not help thinking.. the title says the pursuit of happiness .. but to me it looked like he was perusing a rewarding career. So is that what made him happy???

I keep thinking about happy all the time. Some people.. they are just happy all the time. Nothing gets to them. They can laugh away everything. And then there are people like me. If i want to pursue happiness .. i will have to first figure out what really makes me happy. I mean its not like i am always sad or something. But i would really like to be happier. You know… be a happy person… Maybe my problem is that I think about it way too much. As Edith Wharton said ..

~ If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. ~