INT. OFFICE - MORNING

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Trust me. It's paradise.

This is where the hungry come to feed. For mine is a generation that circles the globe and searches for something we haven't tried before. So never refuse an invitation, never resist the unfamiliar, never fail to be polite and never outstay the welcome. Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience. And if it hurts, you know what? It's probably worth it.

You hope, and you dream. But you never believe that something is going to happen for you. Not like it does in the movies. And when it actually does, you want it to feel different: more visceral. More real. I was waiting for it to hit me, but it just wouldn't happen.

My dear OtherEnders,

You’ll have to excuse me. I know. It’s been a while. My writing efforts have taken me somewhere else. Somewhere you might enjoy in the future.

Yes, maybe. And maybe not. But you’ll never know unless you try. I believe I mentioned to you once that I’m passionate about the world of cinema.

OK. I’m lying. I mentioned it to you so many times. But it really feels like it was just once. Because each time I speak about it, it feels like the first time. I will never get bored. You’ll have to excuse me.

The title is “to be announced at a later stage” and is written by “Dany Bachir”. It’s a short movie to be directed by a dear friend of mine “Marcel Ghosn” and produced by both of us.

Shooting location? Dubai.
Movie type? Short. Approximately 15 minutes.
Camera? 36 mm motion picture camera.
Shooting date? Sometime next month.
Release date? Hopefully end of this year.
Purpose? Passion and love.
Real purpose? Send it to film festivals and get selected.
Result? Win.
Later result? Become known and reputed.
Then? Produce other films.
Later result? Become a screenwriter and filmmaker.

It feels good to build yourself a critical path. A road map you can work upon and adjust wherever you leap. Try it. Whatever your dreams are. It will help you have a better vision of your vision and make your dreams seem more realistic. You start realizing that there is a path to achieving your dreams. Whether tough or easy, there is a path. It’s up to you to overcome the different stages. Whether you’re passionate enough or not.

But please. Don’t get me wrong. I'm not that aggressive. I still consider myself a romantic. Or at least I like the idea of being considered one. I wouldn’t mind not achieving my dreams for keeping the love I share with my Family and Friends and search for others out there. Some OtherEnders.

On my judgment day, I wouldn’t mind be laying on my death bed and my last words to be:

I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.

And then.

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THE END