He encourages us to see the good and beauty in the world as he guides us to use his life journey, as an insight into our own. Chris has the extraordinary ability to motivate, inspire and engage his audience. The Pursuit of Happynessis a 2006 filmabout a struggling, on and off-homeless salesman-turned-stockbrocker as he takes care of his 5-year-old son as hes poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor that will eventually become his path to success. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. Chris Gardner is one of the most sought after inspirational speakers worldwide.

It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But the word comes to signify Chris' own pursuit of happiness. Chris 'took offense' to the fact that the world happiness was spelled wrong on the wall and became irritated by it. Chris wanted to make sure that his son was taught things the correct way, so that he could grow up to be an educated man and make something great of himself. The word 'happiness' in the title is deliberately misspelled, just as it was on the wall of a day care center where Gardner once sought care for his young son, Chris Jr., during some of his worst days.' Chris (Will Smith) even points out the misspelling to the Chinese care-giver that the mural decorating his son's daycare is spelled incorrectly. From the article on Chris Gardner on ABC's site:

Christopher the pursuit of happyness