Everybody, including me, loves the clip in the trailer from “Pursuit of Happyness” where the father tells the son “If you want something, go get it. period.” But the best part of the the entire scene (and this movie has some great scenes) isn’t even in the clip.
The best moment is when he (the father) realizes that even as he pursues is own dreams he, in the name of protecting his son from disappointment, implies that his own son temper his own dreams a bit. But when he realizes it, he then does the nobelist of things: He takes the steps to correct the situation. This is what spawns the great scene that everyone loves in the trailer. Once you have the background you realize this scene is really about him saying ‘hey I got that wrong. Let me clean it up” It’s the humility and integrity of that moment makes it poignant.
The stress in our lives mostly comes from not being at peace with our own actions. Getting it wrong and then having too much fear to clean it up because we figure we won’t be able to do it well enough. That is what creates the stress. We all get it wrong somethings. It’s okay to own that and then take a step to make it better.. Notice I said take a step. I didn’t say take on your whole life today and fix it. Just take a step and then take the next one. It’s not about trying to ‘catch up’. I provide the clip above for your enjoyment.
Fearless Regards,
Deborah
I so love this movie and I too loved the scene where he realizes he is the dream stealer. WOW if you can all just see that.
Great and thanks so much for sharing it.
Sandra Hersey
Life Coach for Women
Great clip from the movie about not giving up on your dreams and instilling that in your children!