Cosmic Design

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. BEDROOM - 08:00

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7. PETER wakes up.

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9. PETER (V.O.): I dreamt that I was still in my teens.

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11. Wondering

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It seems that I've two lives - one for myself and the other for my dreams.

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15. Smiling.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Have I drift through my years, leading a boring life?

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19. Checking his smartphone, Peter is attracted to an answer request.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Why does boredom often lend itself to creativity?

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If that's right, am I bored all the time?

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. PARK - 13:45

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31. Peter is running.

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33. PETER (V.O.): I prefer dancing to running.

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35. Pausing.

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Dancing is a whole-body workout that's actually stylish.

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39. Pausing.

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41. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): But I've to squeeze the time to buy lunch for my wife.

43. Pausing.

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45. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Today's March 8, International Women's Day!

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47. Pausing.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My scheduled court appearance today is adjourned. But my wife has to go back to her office to prepare her appearance later in the week.

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51. Stopping abruptly, Peter takes a snapshot of his shadow.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): That's my artistic choice.

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55. Checking the photo.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The apparent black-and-white image might mirror my soul.

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59. INT. RESTAURANT - 14:10

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61. Waiting for his takeaways, Peter checks his entrepreneurship fund on his smartphone screen.

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63. PETER (V.O.): Seeing all the red numerals for a fortnight now has been boring.

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65. Pausing.

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67. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But if I don't take any calculated risk, I'll never achieve my dream to leave a more tangible legacy.

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69. INT. STUDY - 15:30

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71. Peter is working on a laptop.

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73. PETER (V.O.): Access to my on-line banking has never been easy. I've got confused with the passwords and security details.

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75. INT. BANK - 16:15

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77. Lift lobby. Seeing the blocked lifts, Peter checks a notice.

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79. PETER (V.O.): Oh, it closes at 4:00pm as a pandemic control measure.

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81. Pausing.

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83. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As I can't change the situation, let me change my response to the situation.

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85. INT. SUPERMARKET - 16:30

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87. Peter is shopping aimlessly.

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89. PETER (V.O.): I can at least buy some facemasks.

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91. Peter picks up a box and pays.

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93. INT. STUDY - 17:00

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95. Smartphone in hand, Peter is doing mobile banking.

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97. PETER (V.O.): Oh, I've managed to transact what I wanted to do!

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99. Peter then turns to the Quora App.

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101. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A Quoran asks me about my normal schedule at the age of 10! It wasn't boring! I liked to fly kites to cut others...

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103. Act 3

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105. INT. BEDROOM - 22:00

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107. Peter checks one of his Quora answers. We see: Boredom is an emotion with a purpose. It detaches us from our objectives, allowing new ideas to spring to mind with ease.

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109. PETER (V.O.): That's why boredom often lends itself to creativity.

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111. Pausing.

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113. PETER (V.O)(Cont'd): We've two lives - the life we live and the unlived life within us.

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115. Pausing.

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117. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Boredom motivates us to create so as to be fit to survive.

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119. Pausing.

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121. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): That's cosmic design.

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123. FADE OUT

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125. THE END