How To Get Through Life's Struggles

With all the horrible things going on in the world it can be hard to find comfort in matters improving.

It was in amongst all this that I watched a DVD called 'The Pursuit of Happyness' starring Will Smith. It centres on the struggle of one man and his family to pull together through life's maze of obstacles.

Will Smith plays the real life person, Chris Gardner, and the film follows him and his son, Christopher, as they try to make ends meet.

Chris lands a job as an intern - one of twenty - and has many months without a salary to do all he can to land the one permanent job on offer.

In the process he gets evicted from his apartment with them both sleeping rough and in hostels. And this is when you become immersed in the story with them, willing them on from success to success.

This is not a rags to riches story, this is one man and his son struggling against adversity with the former intern rising to become a Wall Street legend.

I then got to thinking how important it is to have someone to turn to when you have no where else to go, someone who you can confide in times of trouble. I thought that God is that person.

If you speak to Him every day and tell Him your troubles it brings comfort to know that someone is listening. He can give you the strength to carry on. Never give up. It is never easy but having faith and the courage to strive through all that is thrown at you can take the edge of.

As I was sat there in front of the TV with tears streaming down my face I was buoyed with the knowledge of watching a miracle in the making along with plenty of hard work and the bringing together of a wonderful family after going through so much together.