Post #2: Turned Out (an Intro)

 

The new book I'm reading, The Pursuit of Happyness, is a memoir of author Chris Gardner's life. He was beat by his abusive stepfather growing up in a rule-free house with not much help from his mother. Because of this treatment, Chris decides he wants order and consequences for his actions by joining the Navy. However, later on in the book, while living in San Francisco, he relearns a valuable lesson:, the most important line of the chapter, and maybe even the book (I am not done reading yet), "For the second time in my adulthood, I was preparing to relearn that lesson about being careful what you wish for" (Gardner 172).

       Chris had made a mistake in who had married earlier in his life. He was wanting a quiet life with some sort of structure. With his first wife, he got what he wanted, but didn't realize how much he disliked the overbearing rules. That was when he first realized he had made a mistake in what he wished for. The second mistake, was to start dating a girl who was the opposite of his first wife. While he liked her, she was too much for him and he would end being a single daddy without a stable job. Will he make a third mistake in what he wishes? He sure loves his child to death, but the question remains, "Was it worth it?" I think it will turn out well for Chris, but who knows? (Anyone who has read the book knows, but I haven't finished it yet so...).