FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Sitting by the bedside table, PETER has just removed a lithium button cell from a watch.
PETER (V.O.): It's so small or my eyesight has become so poor that I can read its specific name. I've to magnify it.
Having taken a close-up photo of the lithium button cell with his phone, Peter checks the details.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Okay, I can't see its specific name now. Don't know if I can buy a replacement lithium button cell readily.
INT. HOUSEHOLD STORE - LATER
In front of some hanger racks, Peter compares packaged lithium button cells on display with the image on is phone screen. He finds something.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Despite the different specific names used by different manufacturers, this's the equivalent one.
Peter checks the price.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh it's so cheap - HK$12.9 for 10 pieces.
Peter takes a package and pays at the counter.
Act 2
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON
Having fixed the lithium button cell inside a watch, Peter checks the hands of the watch.
PETER (V.O.): It works. Good!
Covering the watch with a back panel, Peter begins to put a tiny screw into one of the 4 screw holes.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The screw is so tiny that I can't hold it properly with my fingers. Let me use a metal clipper.
As soon as Peter clips the tiny screw, it springs away.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh dear...
Peter surveys the vicinity in front of him but no screw is in sight.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Okay, let me first fix the rest and try not to repeat the mistake.
Having tried very hard and succeeded in screwing in 3 other screws out of 4 holes, Peter searches the missing screw with his phone torch, but in vain.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It shouldn't have gone out of the window; it should still be inside the room; but I can't find it!
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): In fact, I have never worn this watch...Even if I wear it, having fixed 3 screws out of 4 should be relatively secure...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The missing screw is so insignificant. Perhaps, I shouldn't bother with it anymore.
As he re-treats from his stool, Peter sees a shiny little object on the floor.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I've found it!
Having fixed the last screw on the watch back, Peter checks his phone notifications.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Well, my Quora story, the Tenant, has so far had over 1.5 million views, 3000 likes and 99 comments.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Some comments are critical for no particular reason. As a story teller, I tell of my story in my own style - nothing significant.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Due to Quora's accessibility, there're some trying hard to find minor things to justify their complaints or meanness; while some can't agree and argue with them.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I've only reacted to one. I upvoted her housing management insight.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): A Quoran professes that she is highly intelligent. Having reviewed all the comments, she says she can't point a finger to any "problems". But her complaint is that she can't understand what is "rental allowance", as there isn't such a concept in Canada.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The Internet brings culture closer to more people.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Anyhow, as I don't deserve to be treated meanly, I don't respond to mean behaviour.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I don't want to validate and reward the insignificant number of mean persons out of 1.5 million to justify their further mean behaviour.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I'm wise enough not to give them the attention they seek to escalate the unnecessary and petty conflicts.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): While I don't feel bad for myself, I feel sad for them as their view of the world is so limited and negative.
Act 3
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT
Lying in bed, Peter is listening to radio music.
PETER (V.O.): I observe that many people can't understand why some people are so mean?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): People can be mean because they don't have the knowledge and insight to judge, or they don't have the logical and social skills to communicate.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Communication is two-way process. It can be misunderstood or misinterpreted, due to people's stereotypes and negative assumptions.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Some may have misdirected intentions, wanting to intervene in the outcome of any process, showing their "right" perspective and making themselves noticeable.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They may simply project their own short-comings onto others, criticising others in an attempt to control them emotionally, and to feel better about themselves.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): All the time, I've been trying to excel in my own life.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's time for me to recharge myself.
Peter sleeps.
FADE OUT.
THE END

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