The Pursuit

I watched Will Smith's blockbuster hit the other day and I actually loved what he said about the Pursuit of Happiness. It is the pursuit that is the most important part. Once you achieve happiness it's almost like...then what? The pursuit is what makes the state of the happiness worth while. Knowing all of the things you went through to achieve what you have is what makes it even better. The fact that you've earned it and it was not given to you creates a larger sense of pride and makes whatever you have earned even better, being that you know you have worked for it. This is probably so significant to me now because I have just earned my bachelors degree and I know how hard it was to get here. Without the late night papers (sometimes all night; no sleep), the impossible professors, and the struggle to get out of some classes, I would not look at my degree the same. It means so much more becuase of what I had to do to get there. The pursuit of the degree is what makes it what it is. Not the actual piece of paper I will receive in the mail in a couple of weeks, but the last four years of my life that have been dedicated to earning that piece of paper. It's all in the journey.