Pursuit of Happiness

Anyone watched the movie? The "pursuit of happiness"? Or should I spell it as "happyness"? Haha...with a dash of humour in this pretty heartwarming film, this show won't stand a chance in Oscars for anything other than its underlying philosophy and humanity.

And when it comes to the approach of direction, it really wasn't meant to be a tearjerker, not even meant to induce wet eyes. Well, at least that was how I felt, and given the title and its trailers, I really felt disappointed I wasn't quite moved by what the main character, played by Will Smith, went thru to get to his "happyness" of becoming a stock broker and later a illustrious founder of a huge asset management company.

But the quietness and seeming low impact of the movie is actually very important, on reflection. It is in such conditions that I begin to see, as I write, that the movie was crafted to allow people space to think and reflect rather than react with feelings of momental sadness, pity, hope or inspiration.

And won't you say, my dear readers, that is precisely the problem with media? Being constantly bombarded and influenced? And that we react with emotions of all forms. Not being religious here, but what if we could be above our reactions? Would that help in our own pursuit of happyness?

For now I am contented to know that the Declaration of Independence of the United States said everyone has the right to their pursuit of happiness. Note that it never said everyone had the right to happiness as an end itself, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't strive in our own small little ways, right?