
FADE IN:
EXT. ROAD - DAY
Waiting at the driver seat, PETER listens to the radio.
PETER (V.O.)
April 11, 1954 is the most
boring day since the dawn
of the 20th Century? The
answer from a computer-
answering machine,
deploying knowledge
base and semantic search
engine software. That
day, there wasn't any
significant newsworthy
events - notable births
or deaths etc.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
I was only born weeks
later. But lots of things
must have happened
in a day.
INT. STUDY - DAY
Peter researches with his phone and finds some data.
PETER (V.O.)
Here are the rough data
of things that happen in
a day:
- 370,000 newborns;
- 18,000,000 birthdays; and
- 230,000,000 people will
attempt to procreate!
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
But all these won't be
amazing without my:
- 100,000 heartbeats;
- 20,000 breaths;
- 8,000 steps; and
perhaps, 1 blog post.
I create and recreate.
Peter turns on his computer and begins working on it.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
While emotions and
feelings can't be measured,
they're powerful enough
to transform a person -
can be very eventful to
many people in a day.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Would artificial intelligence
and big data become so
smart that they can predict
the most eventful day to
come? Like capturing other
images of the deformed
spacetime ie black holes?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Even if that's probable, do
we really want to know? For nature and scientific
matters, why not? We can
keep things under control
or have something to look
forward to. For relationships...
Peter looks out of the window.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
For living things, we're
born, we grow and we
consume - our time on
Earth.
MONTAGE OF PETER NOT HAVING HIS OWN TIME
A/ Peter (15-19) works in hotels and restaurants
B/ Peter (19-20) works as a teacher in a secondary school.
C/ Peter (20-25) works in the field of housing management.
D/Peter (25-26) works in the field of land administration.
E/ Peter (31-37) works in the Attorney General's Chambers.
F/Peter (38-59) works in the Intellectual Property Department.
END MONTAGE
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
For over 41 years, I
worked full-time. Not
sure I lived to work or
worked to live. So
retirement at 60 was
good. I began to have
my own time.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
I'd only do what I like.
And I realize my time
is more precious than
before. Scarcity is the
first lesson of economics.
INT. SWIMMING POOL - DAY
Peter swims freestyle lap after lap, watching the pool clock when reaching the pool wall. He sees and we hear SWIMMER#1(89) talking to SWIMMER#2 (64).
SWIMMER#1
How old are you?
I'm 89, born in 1930.
SWIMMER#2
I'm 64, born in 1955.
SWIMMER#1
I don't smoke or drink.
I don't need any walking
stick too.
PETER (V.O.)
Similar traits. What an
eventful day for me
to witness this first
hand.
Peter begins another lap in the circular lane.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Also, from the spacetime
perspective, April 11,
1954 is no longer boring,
as people including me
have talked it, making it
eventful after the fact.
Peter changes to backstrokes.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
I believe the past, present
and future exist simultaneously.
Letting go our stubborn
persistent illusion about
time, we can make any
boring day in the past such
as April 11, 1954 eventful
at the present ie April 11,
2019 or in the future.
Peter gets out of the pool, looking refreshed.
FADE OUT. The End