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Don't Give Up!
'...There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure... trials...' 1 Peter 1:6
The film The Pursuit of Happyness tells the true rags to riches story of Chris Gardner, played by Will Smith. Having invested the family's hard-earned savings into portable bone-density scanners, he begins a career as a salesman (this was in the early 80s before the days of QVC!).
Having little understanding of the principle of supply and demand, the whole venture goes Pete Tong and ruins the family financially, and as a result his wife leaves him and moves to New York. Things pick up for Chris when he gains an internship as a stockbroker after a chance meeting with a stockbroker and some fancy moves with a Rubik's cube, but he's dealt another blow when he and his young son are evicted from their home for unpaid taxes.
He's now homeless with a demanding but low-paying job and a young son to care for. Left with no other option but to stay in a homeless shelter that he must queue up for each day (because of the demand for limited rooms), he grafts as hard as he can to keep afloat, and keep his job.
He pushes on to develop ways of making phone sales more efficient and remains faithful in caring for his son despite the pressure he feels and is finally rewarded by a fully paid position.
By the time the credits roll, we discover that Chris went on to form his own multi-million dollar brokerage firm. Not bad, eh?
When things get tough, keep on keeping on. Dig in and don't give up! 'There is wonderful joy ahead!'
written by Bob Gass
'...There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure... trials...' 1 Peter 1:6
The film The Pursuit of Happyness tells the true rags to riches story of Chris Gardner, played by Will Smith. Having invested the family's hard-earned savings into portable bone-density scanners, he begins a career as a salesman (this was in the early 80s before the days of QVC!).
Having little understanding of the principle of supply and demand, the whole venture goes Pete Tong and ruins the family financially, and as a result his wife leaves him and moves to New York. Things pick up for Chris when he gains an internship as a stockbroker after a chance meeting with a stockbroker and some fancy moves with a Rubik's cube, but he's dealt another blow when he and his young son are evicted from their home for unpaid taxes.
He's now homeless with a demanding but low-paying job and a young son to care for. Left with no other option but to stay in a homeless shelter that he must queue up for each day (because of the demand for limited rooms), he grafts as hard as he can to keep afloat, and keep his job.
He pushes on to develop ways of making phone sales more efficient and remains faithful in caring for his son despite the pressure he feels and is finally rewarded by a fully paid position.
By the time the credits roll, we discover that Chris went on to form his own multi-million dollar brokerage firm. Not bad, eh?
When things get tough, keep on keeping on. Dig in and don't give up! 'There is wonderful joy ahead!'
written by Bob Gass
