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Journey of Resilience and Personal Growth

foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] how you doing can we go to the park today and and why I met my father for the first time when I was 28. this is part of my life story [Music] what's that it's a time machine take me with you this machine it's a portable bone density scanner it's unnecessary inexpensive well maybe next hey baby what happened so I gotta get Christopher home feed him beta get him in bed [Music] that's what happens when you're always in a rush thanks anyway for rent and daycare I'd have to say the problem issued since birth from home Cynthia from work it's for adults Chris Gayle did you pay the taxes no that's 150 I'll have it in the next month relax get ready for bed you will of our economic condition you won't like it we can turn them around the federal budget that deficit is larger than the entire Federal bushel bill [Music] foreign I got two questions for you what do you do stock broker huh you don't have to have to be good with numbers [Music] they all look so why couldn't I look like that stop by brokerage firm after work for what as a kid I can go through a math book in a week so I'm gonna let's see about the stock broker don't talk to me like that right now tell me about my sales calls Linda I got three of them before the damn office behind next next week we'll owe three months get us out of that business Linda that is what I am trying to matter with you [Music] this part of my life is called um just five minutes I have a meeting in there and I don't want to carry that in it but it's not valuable you can't sell it anywhere um do for you see this is a satellite office Jay twistle he's in the main office you can't seem to find it anywhere we uh [Music] like I said it's part of my life [Music] all right many people every six months one got the job I didn't need that many lines because on each side made up of multiple colors that you twist and turn easily although we did encounter one math professor at USF who took just this is Jim finnerty reporting for kjsf in Richmond please oh yeah I'm going to so go ahead and say goodbye to it bye it's written as ppy yeah that's about right but that's not part of them just don't don't use that one okay okay what's that say on the Rebecca everybody wears cowboy hats and uh 10 gallons of big bananas how do you know Bonanza you watch it at Mississippi snack after you nap after Love Boat what'd you put on her a basketball or an ant farm Love Boat oh history Navy he's going to be sitting around watching TV all day we're taking him out of here that's okay can you [Music] well I keep getting me a job and a hug [Music] you too Delsey uh yeah looking I'm running a little late for a sales call I was thank you thank you [Music] [Music] for the guy who sold them too was unlikely it was such a revolutionary machine necessary luxuries losing a month's groceries did you forget what hey Mom all right come on open him up open him up foreign [Music] did that before when I got pregnant it'll be fine see [Music] Mr twistle yeah hi opportunity to sit with your briefing I'm going to noise Valley Chris uh take care of yourself love to play golf hour hours every day and I would make decisions and no you can't no one can it's [ __ ] well I'm pretty sure I can oh oh wow you you uh really messed it up centerpieces never moved so if it's yellow in the center that's the drive around all day because I don't believe you can do this yeah I can you almost have this side oh oh are you almost look at that [Music] [Music] okay um foreign [Music] [Applause] oh my God yeah sorry I couldn't make it home one time Chris I missed it what do you hear what I said wait a minute the Declaration of Independence how did he know he put the Pursuit part in there have it no matter what how did he know [Music] hey all right tell you what come on by a day after tomorrow in the morning we're interviewing hold on one second all right I'm gonna dance you can call my secretary Janice and she can give you all the specifics yeah six four seven nine six all right call it tomorrow yes sir 4-15 [Music] I need my money I need [Music] don't you ever take my son away from me again can you hear me leave me alone yeah you want to leave yes I want to sleep no I am not happy anymore I'm Christopher's living with me oh my God [Music] where's Mom I'm just kidding I talked to Mom earlier everything is fine okay let me ask you something are you happy come with me you staying at home where you're thank you egg blocks over the mission and motel it's half what you pay here all right all right look I need more time than that I'll pay all right looking [Music] Chris Gardner uh yeah this is all I got yeah you got to stay until the sin clears I have a job interview at Dean Witter at 10 15 tomorrow morning official Services picking up hello hey what do you just keep it for tonight and I'm like one night you can drop them off and I'll pick them up yeah after daycare tomorrow back right [Music] Mr Garth [Music] Chris Gardner Chris Gardner good to see you again Chris Gardner we'll be in here dressed like this and team playing to something and I couldn't think and I ran all the way here from the Polk State all right I hope so Jay says you're I like to think so and you want to learn this business yes sir times have you seen Chris no I don't know one two first in your class in school high school so first in my radar class in in the Navy and that was a class if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer answer is that fair enough without a shirt on and I hired him what would you Chris thanks I'll let you know Jay you'll there's no salary no I was not aware of that my circumstance tonight I swear I will fill your spot yeah and ask a-hole all the way foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] um boyfriend open a restaurant and they may have a job Christopher's staying with me to be with his mom I should have him right what are you gonna do for me and I got it so I'm gonna stand out in my program I gotta go tell him I love him okay and I know that foreign into the program uh I really appreciate it okay thank you bye [Music] oh [Music] yep hey you know you want to go play some basketball okay all right hey Dad I'm going pro you'll probably be about as good as I was that's kind of the way it worked I really you'll excel in a lot of things just not this foreign [Music] people can't do something themselves they want to tell you you can do it period why don't we move to a motel [ __ ] dad [Music] one day A man was just said do you need any help and he said no thank you you got two big boxes of me do you like thank you very much sir yes sir 100 220 40 45 46 . come on you got one which one internship 1200 building is medley industrial every Fortune 500 company in the financial district you will be if you even have to babysit for them you will do whatever it takes to familiarize them with our we'll cook the fish some of you guys who can turn this into this 800 you'll eat with it you'll drink it it was simple the mercy X number of dollars in the company's pocket you're boarding it's not as simple [Music] all right Chris hi Chris how are you I'm good how you doing and thanks poppy I'll get a quick bite and back in there for board prep oh man I remember honey what you remember it was a beautiful girl in that class [Applause] [Music] 15. what are you doing I could have killed you try to [ __ ] off my shoes I know where your shoes hey did you go to work hey you just got hit by a car thanks thank you no I don't know what happened yeah right by the office no we're in your body I like the respect yeah thanks remember qualified persons are interested in investing and have money to invest my name is Chris Gardner calling for Mr Michael Anderson but yes sir we're having Chris yes sir my name is Chris Gardner and I'm calling from Dean Witter because I have some very very valuable spell happiness then the crosstown I got that for you Ralph I'm gonna get that for you whoever brought in the most money after six months was usually higher yes hello CEO okay they'd stayed till set in order not to waste any time I wasn't hanging up the phone in between calls a day well good morning to you my name is Chris Gardner of callington Dean call sir thank you very much but even doing all this afternoon yes hello my name is Chris Gardner I'm calling from Mr Walter ribbon ribbon hello sir my name is Chris Gardner I'm calling from Dean Witter you'll be here in 20 minutes uh 20 minutes see you soon bye-bye because I have no minutes I'm supposed to present Commodities to broma could you move my car that really Pops in my desk and you have to Jimmy that Jimmy what you have to gym [Applause] come on I'm Jimmy in it [Music] we don't have a car thank you with me this weekend a couple doctors offices then possibly will go to the football game are you sure possibly [Music] are you bringing it to the game yeah I don't want to leave about my job I don't understand no probably means there's a good chance that we're going to possibly means what does it mean it means that we're not going to the game are we there yeah how are you sir Chris Gardner Dean Witter oh you need to come up oh actually we were in the neighborhood visiting a very close friend I do not take that for granted no come on what what's that I have a meeting after the game you guys going to the game oh yeah possibly again thank you very much and I'm sorry about the other day and I hope that we can res hey you guys want to come with us with us uh two candlestick what it's not actually a box it's um hey why don't you just put that in your car uh I think I got stung by a bee you all right oh yeah all right uh yeah I'm fine Christopher hey Christopher I'm fine independent they seem like a strange word to be disturbers of our Harmony and I remember standing whether I'd make it as a way to another place wow Mr ribbon I also want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss the asset men I think you're going to be blown away Point Blank Dean Witter needs to be mad you direct our fondness just not going to have any time soon buddy so you know come on give me a call yes absolutely thank you [Music] morning morning [Music] it seemed we were making it what's the to one day that day this part of my life take your money no warning I would listen I that's all I remember that day because that's the day that I found out I thought I didn't know you did now you drove me I need my money right now Wayne go get my money [Music] sure man why not [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] can't get back to meet you sorry I'm tired functioning Chris Chris I really have to go Chris [Music] [Music] where are things here let's go where did you hear what I said let's go come on foreign [Music] [Music] no it's not you want to push it come on man where you want to go oh no someplace from before oh my goodness open up here you don't see all these dinosaurs look around come on wait watch out what is it don't step in the fire we're gay get your stuff get your stuff get get it cave come on come on come on hurry hurry [Music] [Music] up getting along good I'm good you doing good I uh Sacramento because um office awesome okay let them win around he's outside he's coming um until I can fix this and sell it uh there's some glass works and I would love to help you but we don't take men Kids Only Women and Children try Glide Memorial the building blocks up at five [Music] oh my God [Music] spots left and that's all I had to be here on time I got here one time I was in line I came come on come on Rodney come on let's go no more green foreign [Music] I guess they want us to go to sleep and we gotta make sure Captain America is warm in there I don't know I'm gonna be it'll be right outside the door I'm gonna have to that's gonna leave the door open I'll be right up the stairs please let me guess thank you can you hear me yeah do you trust me yeah [Music] [Music] what do you think it's good later go work trip it's your wife out without paying a lot of taxes so basically you don't want nobody's hands in your pockets but you're to get in line and glide by five foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] tomorrow of course [Music] did you finish the whole thing or you have to go somewhere I I would how'd you feel about the graphs easy restaurant uh Jeff right 49ers game yeah you ready to give me a call Chris you got five bucks I left um um that's it that's the room quota there's no more space [Music] your eyes [Music] and Friends [Music] all right here's your bulb to repair the light can I see it I see your life I don't mind okay warm enough me don't don't even think okay I love you I love you too foreign [Music] so good Chris dollars four more weeks of oxygen 100 else nothing sure thank you thank you thank you you ready yeah I thought we'd stay at a hotel a hotel but just put in the why not well because some things are fun [Music] the next thing just Christopher and me disappointment in my 10 gallon head thanks Chris things that I could be hey Chris yeah yeah met some guys at a ball today getting nervous who cares for your support at last month's seminar yes sir Chris thank you sir Chris wear a shirt today um you know being the last tomorrow though okay because tomorrow is going to be your yes sir good was it as easy as it looked no sir no I'm sorry [Music] this little part [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] all right [Music] I try to feel what it is how much will it take to slow you down [Music] Fades away [Music] another way [Music] [Music] another way [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] I think I should make a list I study so I can choose better okay well that's smart yeah how you doing can we go to the park today and and why I met my father for the first time when I was 28. this is part of my life story [Music] what's that it's a time machine take me with you this machine this it's a portable bone density scanner it's unnecessary and expensive well maybe next hey baby what happened so I gotta get Christopher home feeding bait up get him in bed [Music] that's what happens when you're always in a rush thanks anyway for rent and daycare I'd have to say the problem you choose since birth Cynthia from work it's for adults did you pay the taxes no that's 750 I'll have it in the next month relax okay calm down let's get ready for bed you will of our economic condition you won't like it we can turn them around the federal budget that deficit is larger than the entire Federal bushnary 19th [Music] man I got two questions for you what do you do in the stock broker huh you don't have to have to get with numbers [Music] they all look so why couldn't I look like that stop by a brokerage firm after work for what as a kid I can go through a math book in a week so I'm gonna go see about the stock broker don't talk to me like that right now tell me about my sales calls Linda I got three of them before the damn office behind next next week we'll owe three months get us out of that business Linda that is what I am trying to matter with you [Music] this part of my life is called um just like five minutes I have a meeting in there and I don't want to carry that in um but it's not valuable you can't sell it anywhere um do for you see this is a satellite office Jay twistle he's in the main office you can't seem to find it anywhere we uh uh [Music] like I said it's part of my life [Music] 20 people every six months one got the job I didn't need that many lines my three and three inches on each side made up of multiple colors that you twist and turn easily although we did encounter one math professor at USF who took just this is Jim finnerty reporting for kjsf in Richmond please oh yeah I'm going to so please say goodbye to it bye it's written as ppy yeah that's about right but that's not part of it just don't don't use that one okay okay what's that say oh no Becker everybody wears cowboy hats and uh a 10 gallons of big I'm Bonanza how do you know Bonanza you watching that after snack after you nap what'd you put on it the ball or an ant farm Love Boat oh history Navy you want to be sitting around watching TV all day we're taking him out of here can you [Music] like keep giving me a job and a hug I just had this off to you personally and make your acquaintance I thought I'd catch you on the way in okay great day you too foreign Delsey uh yeah look I'm running a little late for a sales call I was thank you thank you [Music] for the guy who sold them too which was unlikely it was such a revolutionary machine necessary luxuries losing a month's groceries did you forget what hey Mom that's a basketball hey all right come on open him up open him up yeah [Music] you should have seen me out there whatever what the hell you got an attitude dusting [ __ ] all over the place trying to keep a clean house we just did that before when I got pregnant it'll be fine see [Music] Mr twistle yeah hi hi I'm going to noise Valley Chris uh take care of yourself all right get here love to play golf hour hours every day and I would make decisions and no you can't no one can it's [ __ ] yeah I'm pretty sure I can oh oh wow you you uh really messed it up centerpieces never move so if it's yellow in the center that's the drive around all day because I don't believe you can do this yeah I can you almost have this side oh oh you almost look at that [Music] [Music] [Music] bye um foreign [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh my God yeah sorry I couldn't make it home one time Chris what do you think the Declaration of Independence how did he know to put The Pursuit part in there have it no matter what how did he know [Music] s hey all right tell you what come on by day after tomorrow in the morning we're interviewing hold on one second all right let's put down so you can call my secretary Janice and she can give you all the specifics yeah six four seven nine six all right call it tomorrow yes sir 415 [Music] I need my money I need [Music] don't you ever take my son away from me again so you hear me leave me alone yeah you want to leave yes I want to sleep no I am not happy anymore I'm president was living with me [Music] where's Mom I talked to Mom earlier everything's fine okay let me ask you something are you happy with me you're staying at home foreign [Music] Chris Gardner uh yeah this is all I got yeah you gotta stay until the sin clears I have a job interview at Dean Witter at 10 15 tomorrow morning special services pick him up hello hey what do you want just keep it for tonight one night you can drop them off and I'll pick them up yeah after daycare tomorrow back all right all right all right [Music] thank you Mr Garth [Music] Chris Gardner Chris Gardner good to see you again Chris Gardner we'll be in here dressed like this and team playing to something and I couldn't think and I ran all the way here from the Polk State all right I hope so Jay says you're I'd like to think so and you want to learn this business yes sir times have you seen Chris no I don't know one two first in your class in school high school so first in my radar class in in the Navy and that was a class if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer answer all right is that fair enough without a shirt on and I hired him what would you Chris thanks so I'll let you know Jay you'll there's no salary no I was not aware of that my circumstance tonight I swear I will fill your spot yeah and ask a-hole all the way foreign [Music] you couldn't even apply the six of my six scanners which I could still try to sell like a soda [Music] um boyfriend a restaurant and they may have a job Christopher staying with me you should be with his mom I should have him right what are you gonna do for me and I got it so I'm gonna stand out in my program okay tell them I love him okay and I know that foreign into the program uh I really appreciate it okay thank you bye [Music] thank you yep hey you know you want to go play some basketball okay all right you'll probably be about as good as I was that's kind of the way it works I really you'll excel in a lot of things just not this all right for me all right people can't do something themselves they want to tell you you can't do it period dead why don't we move to a motel [Music] this [Music] one day A man was just said do you need any help and he said no thank you you got two big boxes of me do you like thank you very much sir yes sir 100 220 40 45 46. come on you got one which one internship 1200 building is medley industrial every Fortune 500 company in the financial district you will be if you even have to babysit for them you will do whatever it takes to familiarize them with our we'll cook the fish some of you guys who could turn this into this 800 you'll eat with it you'll drink it it was simple equals x number of dollars in the company's pocket you're boarding it's not a simple pass fail it's an evaluate [Music] Chris hi Chris how are you I'm good how you doing and thanks poppy I'll get a quick bite and back in there for board prep oh man I remember honey what you remember it was a beautiful girl in that class [Applause] [Music] 15. what are you doing I could have killed you is [Music] okay you better work hey you just got hit by a car thanks thank you no what happened yeah right by the office no we're in your body I like the respect yeah thanks remember qualified persons are interested in investing and have money to invest my name is Chris Gardner calling from Mr Michael Anderson but yes sir we're having Chris yes sir my name is Chris Gardner And I'm Calling You Dean Witter because I have some very very valuables spell happiness then the crosstown I I got that for you Ralph I'm gonna get that for you whoever brought in the most money after six months was usually higher yes hello to the CEO okay State till set in order not to waste any time I wasn't hanging up the phone in between calls a day well good morning to you my name is Chris Gardner I'm calling from Dean call sir thank you very much but even doing all this after office yes hello my name is Chris Gardner I'm calling from Mr Walter ribbon ribbon hello sir my name is Chris Gardner I'm calling from Dean Witter can you be here in 20 minutes uh 20 minutes see you soon bye-bye because I have no minutes I'm supposed to present Commodities to broma could you move my car that really comes in my desk and you have to Jimmy that Jimmy what you have to chip [Applause] come on I'm Jimmy in it no no no no no no no no [Music] yes we don't have a car thank you with me this weekend a couple doctors offices then possibly will go to the football game are you sure possibly [Music] bringing it to the game yeah I don't want to leave about my job no probably means there's a good chance that we're going to possibly means what does it mean it means that we're not going to the game are we there yeah how are you sir Chris Gardner Dean Witter oh you need to come up oh actually we were in the neighborhood visiting a very close friend I do not take that for granted no come on what's that I have a meeting after the game you guys are going to the game oh yeah passively again thank you very much and I'm sorry about the other day and I hope that we can res hey you guys want to come with us what uh to Candlestick well it's not actually a box it's um hey why don't you just put that in your car uh I think I got stung by a bee you all right oh yeah all right uh yeah I'm fine Christopher hey Christopher I'm fine Independence they seem like a strange word to be disturbers of our Harmony and I remember standing whether I'd make it as a way to another place wow Mr ribbon I also want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss the asset man I think you're going to be blown away Point Blank Dean Witter needs to be mad you direct our fondness just not going to happen any time soon so you know come on give me a call yes absolutely thank you [Music] morning morning [Music] seemed we were making it what's the to one day that day this part of my life take your money no warning I would listen I that's all I remember that day because that's the day that I found out hey Ralph now I thought I didn't know you did now you drove me I need my money right now Wayne go get my money [Music] sure man why not [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] Dr Tom can't get back to meet you I'm sorry [Music] it doesn't seem to be functioning Chris Chris I really have to go Chris [Music] [Music] what are things here let's go where did you hear what I said let's go come on [Music] get up let's stand up come on [Music] guys where are we going I don't know it's not a time machine guys so those are time machines no it's not you want to push it come on man where you want to go I don't know some place from before oh my goodness open up here you don't see all these dinosaurs look around come on wait watch out what is it don't step in the fire we're gay get your stuff get your stuff get get it come on come on come on power hurry hurry [Music] up getting along good I'm good you doing good I uh Sacramento because um office awesome hey let him win around yeah where he's outside he's coming um until I can fix this and sell it uh there's some glass works and I would love to help you but we don't take men Kids Only Women and Children try Glide Memorial the building books up at five [Music] spots left and that's all I had to be here on time I got here one time I was in line I came come on come on Rodney come on let's go that's it no more green green Holly it's Holly I guess they want us to go to sleep and we gotta make sure Captain America is warm in there I don't know I'm gonna be it'll be right outside the door I'm gonna have to that's gonna leave the door open I'll be right up the stairs to go to trust me give me a kiss oh can you hear me yeah do you trust me yeah [Music] [Music] what do you think it's good later go work trip your wife out without paying a lot of taxes so basically you don't want nobody's hands in your pockets but you're to get in line and glide by five faster [Music] [Music] [Music] you know mountains that go way up high [Music] [Applause] things [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] tomorrow of course [Music] did you finish the whole thing or you have to go somewhere I I would how'd you feel about the graphs easy restaurant uh Jeff right 49ers game yeah you ready to give me a call Chris you got five bucks I left um that's it that's the room quota there's no more space [Music] your eyes just [Music] here's your Bob to repair the light can I see it I see your life I don't mind okay warm enough me don't don't even think okay I love you I love you too foreign [Music] so good Chris dollars four more weeks of oxygen 100 else no sure thank you thank you thank you you ready yep I thought we stay at a hotel a hotel but just put in the why not well because some things are fun [Music] the next thing just Christopher and me disappointment in my 10 gallon head thanks Chris [Music] things that I could be hey Chris yeah yeah met some guys at a ball today getting nervous okay for your support at last month's seminar yes sir thank you sir Chris hey Jimmy wear a shirt today um you know being the last tomorrow though okay because tomorrow is going to be your yes sir good was it as easy as it looked no sir no I'm sorry [Music] this little part [Music] seven seven nine the gorilla no the lion oh yeah Shelby Shelby who she'll be coming around them nobody here [Music] I'll say to you when you come home [Music] just like the one who used to house [Music] [Music] another way [Music] [Music]