If you have seen The Pursuit of Happyness movie with Will Smith you are familiar with his story. Basically, he is a man of great courage who was able to overcome nearly insurmountable odds in order to keep his family together and provide a more stable life for his son.
The main theme of the message he delivered to us was the importance of your child knowing that you will always be there for them, physically and emotionally. The most impressive difference between his real life and the movie was the fact that producers chose to portray his son at the age of five (for dialogue purposes), when really he was only 14 months old during that period in their lives. Can you imagine sleeping with a toddler in a train station bathroom or in a shelter every day for a year? I can't.
It was an absolutely riveting speech and I highly encourage you to attend one of his events if you ever get the chance. He held a book signing after the event so I actually got to shake his hand and get a signed copy of his book! Of course, my camera was at home....
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