FADE IN
Act 1
INT. SITTING ROOM - 13:00
PETER is having screen time.
PETER (V.O.): A Quoran asks me if I know someone who feels his work is a passion and his identity is wrapped up with it. And whether he enjoys it.
Smiling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was with Government and was steering intellectual property (IP) policy matters, I was like that.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I enjoyed my career-centric identity in creating public value for Hong Kong, China.
Peter begins to type on screen.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In order to demonstrate the significance of IP is to protect creativity and innovation, I began writing songs and screenplays.
Peter posts his reply.
.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But do I have a good sense of my identity?
Act 2
INT. SITTING ROOM - 16:00
The TV is broadcasting a story on penguins, when and where they go procreating.
PETER (V.O.): My surname Cheung 張 is an identity marker. The pictogram means "Long bow".
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My ancient ancestors were archery makers or officials responsible for them.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In the old days, jobs and classes were generational. If a grandfather was an archery maker, so were his sons and grandsons.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): There's no distinction between work and personal life. And job defined one's value in life.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But if one ties one's self-worth and self-esteem to one's career, one's success or setback in career will directly impact on them.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But until there's a problem, few would realise the identity issue.
Checking another Quora notification, Peter sees: Sometimes, I feel that I wish I can share my success and achievements with someone I like but I have none. What should I do?
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I can understand that. What one can do without a liked one is to keep a distance from the emotions.
The TV is broadcasting a story on Ludwig Van Beethoven.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I didn't know he lived to the age of 56 only. Oh, he drank a lot.
Watching.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, he was never married.
Peter surfs Wikipedia.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, in 1801, he mentioned about his love of a young countess Julie Guicciardi.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But class difference between them prevented any further pursuit.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In 1802, he dedicated his Moonlight Sonata to her.
Peter taps a link to Moonlight Sonata. We hear piano music.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, I've heard the Sonata before.
Listening.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Music expresses that which can't be said and on which it's hard to be quiet.
Feeling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Was that the way how Beethoven forced his way into the secrets of music?
Interpreting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Is music the mediator between sensual life and the soulful one?
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Music may not be an escape. It can cause pain in some contexts.
Act 3
INT. SITTING ROOM - 23:50
Peter is in thoughts.
PETER (V.O.): Self-worth comes from me. Valuing myself is my self-esteem.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They're all very important to my mental wellbeing.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While I don't perceive I'm better than others, I don't need others to tell me who I'm.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I need to be myself.
Peter looks content.
THE END
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