Unscientific Truths
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min read
FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. STUDY - DAY
Phone in hand, PETER is checking new notifications.
PETER (V.O.): Here's an answer request from a Quoran: Why do some people in their 60s not seem to struggle a lot?
Pausing
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It's her general observation or belief.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): How true is that? Is there sufficient evidence to back it up?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): A friend of mine did say to me that he's still struggling.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Am I one of her verifying or falsifying instances?
Act 2
INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS
Phone in hand, Peter ponders.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In a dog-eat-dog world, one gets nothing for nothing. Isn't life a struggle?
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If I didn't resist and overcome life obstacles, I wouldn't be able to achieve what I wanted.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As I've been rewarded from my struggle before the age of 60, I don't have to struggle a lot in my 60s. I see struggling primarily as a means.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But have I addicted to struggling, having done that for decades?
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Do I get joy in struggling itself, treating life as a struggle?
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What do people in their 60s think about life?
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For me, I'm here to procreate and deliver value. As to the biological objective, I've already done my job.
Bumping into a website, Peter reads an article.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): On the mental front, an author suggests that people should reprogram their life attitude to have a more carefree existence.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): She takes the view that people who are mentally relax can be super achievers.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): She draws an analogy that struggling is like blowing at the sails of one's boat to get across the lake, just to find later that a natural gust of wind will take one there.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): But my experience is that struggling is required so that people can survive in life. Embracing struggles would also make people feel stronger.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If I just follow the natural rhythms of the circumstances around me, I won't be able to uplift myself, optimizing my potential and qualities.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I can't recall when was the last time something good happened to me by chance.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): While a general belief can be verified by instances, there're falsifying ones.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Such general beliefs are unscientific truths.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): They're merely propositions that state nothing beyond what are implied by any of their terms.
Act 3
INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As my life hasn't come to an end yet, I still have to struggle to create, capture and deliver value for me and others.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Do I have to be that serious?
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): If I enjoy taking life seriously, where's the harm?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): After all, I've only one life and its mine.
Peter types his answer on the phone.
FADE OUT.
THE END
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