FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
Taking off his eye mask, PETER checks the time. It's sometime past one.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, I was so excited as to what I should do next in my NT home that I couldn't fall asleep.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I feel that I'm making a step in the right direction. I need a good rest so that I can move stronger.
INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Peter takes some milk.
INT. BEDROOM - MORNING
Door knocking sounds. Peter wakes up and checks the time.
PETER (V.O.): Sometime after eight already. I can afford that this week. Let me press on with my home targets.
Peter smiles.
Act 2
INT. STUDY - LATE MORNING
Peter checks Quora notifications.
PETER (V.O.): I prefer exercising my mind in the morning. Some answer requests are stimulating.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What's the purpose of life? It's so short already?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd). Our bodies are born to die. Many species die after mating or giving births.
Peter begins to type on his phone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd). Human males don't die after mating. Human females don't die after giving births. Aren't they blessings?
Peter finishes off with his typing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Here's a deep one.
We see on Peter's phone screen: Should there be a reason for life?
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The cosmic design is just that life has to sustain the life force.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Thus all species reproduces. Life can be that simple.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Here, the question poser has taken human intelligence for granted.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Among all species, only humans can understand, think and judge logically.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Since we've the capacity to examine the meaning of life, we shouldn't just reproduce like other species and then wait for the dying date.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's only right that we'd try to examine our other worthiness in life eg how to create and deliver value.
Reflecting.
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PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While there's no absolute answer regarding the reason for life, the rational quest for such life's meaning may well be the very reason for life.
Having typed his answer, Peter hits Post.
INT. PETER'S NT HOME - LATER
Peter is examining the peeling-off wallpapers and the fallen-off ceiling decors here and there.
PETER (V.O.): Let me see if I can re-fix the fallen-off ceiling decors with wood cement.
Having administered some Plaster Wood onto a broken part of a wooden decor, Peter stands on a chair and re-fixes it in line with the rest of the ceiling decor.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's said to be fast-setting...
When Peter lifts his hand, the plastered wooden-decor part falls off again.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't need stuff to show. It's time for me to identify the essential and eliminate the rest.
Act 3
INT. PETER'S NT HOME - NIGHT
Sitting room, G/F. Peter surveys the wallpapers.
PETER (V.O.): I'm changing to simple living. I start off with what I have.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having connected a universal remote control with my old hifi set today, I'm content.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I had an ice lolly from my fridge earlier. I'm happy that the old fridge still works. It has stored nothing for over 10 years.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I had better dump some more stuff before I go back to my urban home.
INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
Peter is checking his phone.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, one of my simple answers in Quora about life's reason has attracted over 1.2K views in a few hours.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Going back to a simpler life isn't a step backward, I believe.
FADE OUT.
THE END

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