Pursuit of Happiness

Kid Cudi.

This morning, I stumbled upon a Tedx Talk video featuring Scott Mescudi. And I must say, what a gem of a video. Truly inspiring and very motivating. For those who don't know who Kid Cudi is, he is a lyrical genius which makes him a great artist.

I've been listening to Kid Cudi ever since my friends introduced his music to me in college. Day and night, mostly spent in car rides, his songs "Pursuit of Happiness" and "Erase Me" would always play. Couldn't get enough of it. As a music enthusiast, I'm not one to look into musicians and rappers' personal life. I care more about their music rather than their lifestyle. Up until today, I didn't know that Kid Cudi was from Ohio, did not know that he moved to New York to pursue music, and definitely did not know that he was 31 years old. But it was great to hear all these information about him; how his success came to be and what it took to get him there. Humility is a virtue.

With that, I'm going to leave this quote from the man himself,

"Life will throw you a ton of curve balls," he said. "It's scary, but if you believe and if you want it and if you want to work hard enough for it, it can be so. Cause there's no difference from me and you. I just really wanted this shit. I wanted it bad. And I didn't want to be a failure. And nobody's a failure in this room. Don't ever think that. We can all win... we are all the commanders of our own destiny." 

If you have the time, make sure to check out the Ted Talk video by clicking here.