Film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEGSiX0JA-s&feature=channel_page

Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous quote "I have a dream" is almost perfectly reflected in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. This movie was based off the book The Pursuit of Happyness which was published originally as an autobiography of author Chris Gardner's life.

Chris Gardner's life is a true "rags to riches" story in which achieving dreams and never giving up on those dreams made him the successful person he is today. Throughout his childhood he encountered universal issues such as poverty, alcoholism, domestic violence and sexual abuse. As he continued into adulthood he was not able to make ends meet and continued to suffer being homeless. He dreamed of becoming a stock broker (www.chrisgardnermedia.com).

He finally got a job at Bear Stearns & Co and worked from 1983-1987 as a top earner. In 1987 he founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich with only $10,000 and finally achieved his dream (www.chrisgardnermedia.com).

In this Youtube clip, Chris Gardner (played by Will Smith) teaches his son an important lesson about dreams and never giving up on them.

Chris Gardner now lives in Chicago and New York and has two sons. Gardner Rich LLC is now one of the largest brokerages in the country (www.chrisgardnermedia.com).