Kairos' Time

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. STUDY - 09:15

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7. Listening to stereo oldies, PETER is having screen time.

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9. PETER (V.O.): "What's Kairos' time?" That's an answer request from a Quoran.

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11. Pausing.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's only now that I've heard about it.

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15. Peter surfs the web.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):Kairos was the ancient Greek god of opportunity.

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19. Reading.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Kairos' time is the qualitative time of life.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The concept is to find the best situation to act timely.

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. KITCHEN - 10:15

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31. Appearing, Peter turns on a Bluetooth speaker and then taps his smartphone screen. We hear oldies.

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33. PETER (V.O.): I've music in every cosy corner.

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35. Having cut a few slices of ginger and lemon, Peter gets some dates and wolfberries.

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Ginger and lemon have immunity boosting properties. Dates are good for the blood and wolfberries for the eyes.

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39. Peter puts the ingredients and water into an electric kettle. Then he presses the On button.

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41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm making my healthy drink.

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43. Sitting in a chair, Peter types on his smartphone.

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45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Everyday, I get over a dozen answer requests from Quorans. I endeavour to respond to the good ones timely.

47. Typing.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): So far, I've entertained thousands. It's my way to leave an intellectual legacy to the world.

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51. Reading.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Here's another good answer request: The world is your oyster, so what's next?

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55. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Back to the cosmos, naturally. We're made of stardust.

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57. Having typed his reply, Peter pours his drink into a cup and mixes it with honey.

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59. PETER (V.O.): I love honey. It never goes bad even after thousands of years.

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61. Peter consumes his drink with satisfaction.

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63. INT. PARK - 14:00

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65. Wearing a facemask, Peter is jogging along a track.

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67. PETER (V.O.): To get fit, I've to keep my body moving.

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69. INT. STUDY - 15:30

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71. Peter is reading a book on Ethics.

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73. PETER (V.O.): Socrates was executed at age 71. Plato died in his sleep at age 80.

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75. Reading.

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77. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, Aristotle was poisoned to death at age 62. Machiavelli died at age 58.

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79. Reading.

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81. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Hobbes aged 91, Rousseau aged 66, Hume aged 65, Kant aged 79, Bentham aged 84...

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83. Remembering.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was studying at University College, London, I saw Bentham's publicly-displayed skeleton padded with straw and topped with a wax head.

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87. Reading.

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89. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Mill aged 66, Marx aged 64 and Sartre aged 74.

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91. Recalling.

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93. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Some centenarians in Hong Kong, China, could have lived even longer but for COVID-19.

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95. Sighing.

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97. Act 3

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99. INT. DINING ROOM - 20:15

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101. Peter and his WIFE are chatting over dinner.

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103. PETER (V.O.): This is the qualitative time of life.

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105. INT. STUDY - 22:00

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107. Peter is working on his laptop.

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109. PETER (V.O.): I'm 67. I make my wellness a priority, as I still can.

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111. Thinking.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Improving the quality of my life, I've to improve the quality of my thoughts.

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115. Pausing.

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117. PETER (V.O)(Cont'd): Yes, I'll have more Kairos' time.

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119. FADE OUT

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121. THE END