Comments on: The Pursuit of Happyness http://www.blog.godfidence.org/2007/04/the-pursuit-of-happyness/ Chronicling my life with Christ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:44:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason http://www.blog.godfidence.org/2007/04/the-pursuit-of-happyness/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Jason Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:53:58 +0000 http://www.blog.godfidence.org/2007/04/11/the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-1329 But as it was presented in the movie, which is all 99% of America will ever know, he was a bum. Unless he was contractually obligated he should have cut his losses and got a real job instead of making his wife work doubles, or he should have been working two jobs. The movie makes him out to be a "Get rich quick" guy and I fear many may follow his example. But as it was presented in the movie, which is all 99% of America will ever know, he was a bum. Unless he was contractually obligated he should have cut his losses and got a real job instead of making his wife work doubles, or he should have been working two jobs. The movie makes him out to be a “Get rich quick” guy and I fear many may follow his example.

]]> By: Dale Sackrider, II http://www.blog.godfidence.org/2007/04/the-pursuit-of-happyness/comment-page-1/#comment-1320 Dale Sackrider, II Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:44:04 +0000 http://www.blog.godfidence.org/2007/04/11/the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-1320 What?!?!?!? I have to disagree with you on this one. I understand where you are comming from but Chris Gardner wasn't a bum not willing to work - He hit the streets everyday trying to sell those machines. Yes - it was a bad investment but I don't think I can give anyone a hard time about making a bad investment - I've made a few myself. Hollywood exagerated the story as they often do -- His internship wasn't without pay - he was given $1000 a month. That's not a lot, but he was able to rent a place at a group home. His wife did leave him with their son while he was in jail for unpaid parking tickets but when his wife came back to drop off his son four months later because she no longer wanted custody, he was not homeless or unemployed. The place he was staying would not accept children and he was unable to find a place that would for the rent he could afford. You can read more about his real story here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Gardner What?!?!?!? I have to disagree with you on this one. I understand where you are comming from but Chris Gardner wasn’t a bum not willing to work – He hit the streets everyday trying to sell those machines. Yes – it was a bad investment but I don’t think I can give anyone a hard time about making a bad investment – I’ve made a few myself.

Hollywood exagerated the story as they often do — His internship wasn’t without pay – he was given $1000 a month. That’s not a lot, but he was able to rent a place at a group home. His wife did leave him with their son while he was in jail for unpaid parking tickets but when his wife came back to drop off his son four months later because she no longer wanted custody, he was not homeless or unemployed. The place he was staying would not accept children and he was unable to find a place that would for the rent he could afford.

You can read more about his real story here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Gardner

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