Short Stories - KG Narayanan

8/12/2019 Short Stories - KG Narayanan

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Characters:

Ana Madagas: Reality show participant who is killed in the showCute Guinea Production Company is the reality show producer

Mel Brooks: Cute Guinea company promoter instrumental in its creation / success

Julia Roberts: Mel Brooks wie who is preparing or a di!orce " gold diggerGeorge Carcas: Program #irector who inter!iews and recruits Ana Madagas

#on Rea!es George Carcas$ boss% !ery conser!ati!e% #on reports to Mel Brooks

John #oe: &enior Production e'ecuti!e in Cute Guinea Company% George reports to him(Maria is John #oe$s girlriend / niece o Al Pacino( ) rdgeneration *talians in Australia

Al Pacino: #irector o correctional acility in +ederal Australian Go!ernment

#ebra: Al Pacino$s second wie and mother o Martin ,awrence

Martin ,awrence: is the son o #ebra who dies due to drug habitsJustin #urgun: -he con!ict who participates in the reality show and escapes

Mike Murray: in!estigati!e reporter working in ,A -ribune

#an .iddman: Boss o Mike Murray

umar: tele!ision camera man present during Ana$s accidental death+ran and im: Maria$s ather and mother

-o #o:

Australian Judicial &ystem

Media *ndustry in 0&A and how to work

Read John Grisham$s one no!el to understand style o writing

Psychology and 1udicial correctional acilities and how they work and their

philosophy o correcting con!icts

-ele!ision serial production company and how they operate(

Australia e'otic !acation spot where the story should unold to be e'plored

Reality shows and how they operate and are organi2ed( " 0nscripted screenplay

and situations(333 Preace333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((4

333 Gist 333((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((()

333 Accident in the locality where Ana dies333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((5333 umar and his background 333((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((5

333 Ana Madagas gets inter!iew letter333((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((6

333Cute Guinea Production company333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((7333Mel Brooks " his aspirations and concerns333((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((8

333George Carcas inter!iew with Ana Madagas333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((9

333John #oe and Maria arri!e in Australia to her parents place333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((333John #oe$s introductory discussion with Al Pacino 333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((6333Martin ,awrence$s tragic death in prison333((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((7

333Plot o Justin #urgun and escape rom prison 333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((8

333Al Pacino !ents out his inner con!ictions about the 1udicial system333(((((((((((((((((9333John #oe proposed meeting again with Al Pacino to discuss333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((9

333Mike Murray works or ,A -ribune333((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((;

333Mike Murray gets #an .iddman$s appro!al or the in!estigati!e pro1ect333(((((((4


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333details o the show333(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((4 took a deep breath> ?Man has out grown himsel to becomesuper@conscious> assumes he knows e!erything and alls pretty short o his perception(

=e opened his right hand palm and spread it e'pressi!ely> ?-his super conscious state hasa detrimental eect in his attitude( *normation o!erload has made all o us inured to what

is happening around us% Man doesn$t ha!e the emotional strength to step back and ask the

right uestions(

=e started walking across the room back and orth thoughtully( ?Added to this> we ha!e

!arious interest groups> lobbies> political leanings> organi2ations determined to controland orchestrate their priorities without consideration o the common good(

.e ha!e conuered the material world around us( -here is nothing else we need> to make

this any better in this regard( .e need to be mo!ing up in spirituality> consciousness andarri!ing at the metaphysical layer to understand our world better( 0ntil we reach this

state> the material world that we know o> will only be abused by us(


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*** Gist ***

A young and upcoming actress goes to Australia or an ad!enture !acation( &he had

planned to stay and work with con!icts in an isolated place " all arranged by an

undergroundDE media organi2ation that produces creati!e programs or tele!ision> whichis not known to the general public> mainly to keep the program creations a surprise(

#uring her stay in Australia and working with the con!icts an incident happens in a boatride( -he boat carries one con!ict> one neutral person camera manE and her in an isolated

place/1ourney in which an accident happens and they both die and the con!ict escapes(

-his comes as a small story in a 0&A newspaper which intrigues an upcoming reporter(

-he reporter wants to e'plore this and inds out there are a ew other similar incidents

that has taken place in pre!ious months rom Australia " not sure whether this would be anecessary clue or the reporter to take this seriouslyE( -he pre!ious !ictims are rom

other countries third worldE and so there was no !isibility and nobody notices them " notsure whether this is reuiredE(

-he Australian 1ailing authority$s main intension is to ind ways to bring back con!icts to

the normal society by helping them work with normal citi2ens or which the beha!ioral

e'periments are necessary( A group o inner circle oicers in the 1ailing agency willcome up with the idea o collaborating with a reality show company rom America to

make money " no matter whether it is legal or not(

-he reality show company is continuously e'ploring possibilities or gi!ing uniue

reality shows and they are willing to go that e'tra mile in getting and keeping a secret or

the sake o their reality show " no matter whether it is legal or not(

Mike goes on a personal e'ploration spree to in!estigate( =e e!entually disco!ers that

one group o Australian go!ernment agency is doing an e'periment on how con!icts

would beha!e i they are gi!en an opportunity to get back to the society( -his agency hasa tie up with an American media company which is creating a reality show in which

ordinary people are made to stay and li!e with con!icts when these people do not know

that the Australian is a con!ict( -his is not known to the public as these two agenciesAustralian and American togetherE want to keep this a secret or their own beneit and

they ha!e an agreement to share the proit when the program rights are sold or

telecasting it in the air throughout the world(

John goes on to e'plore the incident or his own career impro!ement " which the media

company is willing to sponsor " or them to make money in this process(

-he story spins around in such a way that all organi2ations are out to make money and

the underlying truth is that nobody cares about the actual people who are in!ol!ed in this(

Money is the main moti!ation or the three organi2ations to get in!ol!ed and e!entuallythe two go!ernments also get in!ol!ed only to resol!e it to sa!e their respecti!e images(


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-he story should emphasi2e the act that when big organi2ations get in!ol!ed in such

things> there is no way indi!idual$s personol saety or well@being is a criteria " no matter

which country it is and who is in!ol!ed(

*** Accident in the locality where Ana dies****t is a boat accident% Justin #urgun> Ana and umar cameramanE are in the boat and they

are busy concentrating on rowing the boat away rom the crocodiles in the back waters /

ri!er / swamps when something wrong happens and Ana alls into the water and strugglesto get back into the boat( umar was debating between holding up the camera or the

reality show and helping Ana( F!entually he reali2es that the situation has gone out o

hands and pounces in to help sa!e Ana$s lie( Justin #urgun could ha!e helped thesituation> and could ha!e pre!ented Ana$s death by alling into the croc@inested water%

Ana alling was truly an accident> but his apathy leads to umar getting lustered and

leading to his death( -his also becomes a great opportunity or Justin to escape and he

grabs the opportunity and runs(

*** Kumar and his background ***

umar was born in *ndia% he has a good education% lo!es the mo!ies and the !isual arts%

he starts o as a stills photographer% wins many contests% encouraged by such wins hetakes to pursuing mo!ie camera as a hobby% the e!olution o camcorder pro!ides him a

great opportunity to check out his talent on skits and documentary programs(

umar mo!es to the 0&A " =ollywood with great e'pectations( -he mo!ie industry is!ery mature in =ollywood and it leads him to reali2es e!en though his dream is to be a

mo!ie camera man> he decides to check out tele!ision programming opportunities as the

money turns out to be !ery good% reality show ends up being lucrati!e but tedious as hehad to ha!e the camera running all the while and in many cases run with it on the ield to

capture situational scenes that take place impromptu( A lot o creati!ity in such shows

and the money is good> but the 1ob is tiring with unworldly timings(

George Carcas knows someone in his industry who recommends umar to him( -hat is

how umar ends up getting to the reality show(


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*** Ana Madagas gets interview letter***

Ana Madagas pulled into the garage ater opening it with the remote operator in her

beaten up old Pontiac GrandAm( icking the car door open> she got out o the car> andsauntered into the kitchen( *t has been a !ery long tiring day and it has taken its toll on

her( &he was in no mood to take up any more chores or the day% the kitchen sink was

o!erlowing with soaking dirty dishes rom the pre!ious day$s party( &he walkedsheepishly towards the bedroom> ater throwing the car key and the purse nonchalantly on

the dining table in the li!ing room( -he bright yellow en!elope that she resisted to open

in the morning caught her eye that was placed there beore she got o to work% she

opened it up(

-he progress in her career had been pretty tough in =ollywood> ar tougher than what she

e'pected> rom her humble beginnings in Parsippany> ew Jersey> or an acting career(Being one o se!en kids born into a amily where her ather was a building contractor and

her mother a home maker doing odd 1obs sporadically> she had a hard time growing up as

a kid( &he graduated rom her high school> mo!ed out o her parents$ home and took up a

1ob as a sales person in a local tra!els company( &ales lie was hard and grueling>trekking through estering heat and knee deep snow during !arious seasons> making cold

calls catching people at the wrong times and peddling !acation packages to the wrong seto people( -he only sil!er lining to this chapter in her lie was that she reali2ed she had a

lare or e'pressing hersel well and was able to con!ince customers into buying the

!acation packages(

&he de!eloped a keen interested in the show business and an aspiration to becoming an

actress% she applied or a degree in acting in the 0ni!ersity o &outhern Caliornia> which

landed her in =ollywood> Caliornia> &he always wanted to be in Caliornia and en1oy thewarm weather throughout the year( &he completed her degree with lying colors and

1umped into the employment market with great enthusiasm(

But the Hemployment market$ or acting> she ound out> was ar dierent rom the sales

1ob she earlier had and had gotten used to( =er search or a good acting role has been

pretty tedious> getting in and out o hal a do2en production companies and making slow

progress( F!ery role that she played ended up being a pro1ect or the productioncompanies and things changed so dramatically o!er the course o its creation( Also many

pro1ects would end anyway> planned or not> and she would be back on the roads without

work( =er reputation would ollow her where!er she went and she has to keep up her actwell to ollow through with good re!iews> e!en to keep abreast o things in the industry(

0nless she hits o !ery well or by ha!ing some lucky break> she was not sure whether

she could go on ore!er like this(

-he yellow en!elope had a ormal letter rom Cute Guinea Productions in!iting her or an

audition ne't -uesday( &he recalled she had !isited the oices o Cute GuineaProductions in Granada Park in Calabasas> CA a couple o weeks back during her 1ob@

scouting e'ercises ater work> in response to an ad!ertisement or a new show in a local

newspaper(


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***Cute Guinea Production company***

-he cold steel gray building with si' stories located in Agoura =ills houses the Cute

Guinea Production Company( *t has been that way or the past three years and this mo!ehad been mostly due to cost cutting e'ercises by the management to get through hard

times> which has been gnawing on them> o late(

Cute Guinea has been around not !ery long and is an e!ol!ing -ele!ision production

company that had already produced two super hit sitcoms in early nineties soon ater its

inception( ,ike most new companies that comes to the market with a bang> H+lying +olks$

had been on the air or three years netting a cool ity million dollars in national network>ollowed by multiple re@runs( *t also had merchandise rights that were hugely successul(

?#angerous #arlings had also been a reasonably successul show ater a ew years ostruggle> e'perimenting on many new show themes and concepts> which had run or two

years making around twenty million dollars or the production company running in many

regional networks( But it ended abruptly due to a high@proile lawsuit( -hat was nearly 9

years back> the lawsuit was settled out o court( But Cute Guinea had not made any goodpro1ects that ha!e been nearly as successul as these two( -he company management is

struggling to answer the in!estors> who are rustrated that the initial public oering isgetting delayed so ar(

-he company consisted o a lean and mean organi2ation that was kept at its toes by the

management and in!estors( Mel was the chairman and was assisted in his decisions by aboard o 6 directors( #on Rea!es reports to Mel Brooks and was responsible or the

inance department(

Between the two o them they decide on the tactical operations o the company( Any

ma1or decisions would reuire they present the options to the board or appro!al( Being alean organi2ation> #on is also responsible or payroll> contracting and legal departmentswhile Mel took care o pro1ects> media and unds( -hey both got along !ery well with

each other> though they are poles apart in many ways(

Mel was si'ty eight years old> built on the plumper side> which looked pronounced due tohis i!e and hal eet height> weighing about two hundred pounds> happy@go@lucky in his

attitude with lots o energy by !irtue o his high spirits and indeatigable dri!e to make it

big( =e always dressed casually> mostly in hal shirts> #ockers and sneakers shoes( =ehad an undergraduate degree in arts rom the 0ni!ersity o *owa and 1umped into

employment almost immediately( =e was ne!er a proponent o education and belie!ed

indi!idual energy and moti!ation could make anything happen( =e has been the dri!ingorce in de!eloping relationship with big media companies and concei!ing money

making pro1ects( =e has a gru !oice> but it is decepti!ely warm( =e could tame a

charging bull with his riendly approach and demeanor> but at the same time> he couldlare up and burn a hole through the opponent i he decides he wants it that way(

#on Rea!es was almost the e'act opposite( =e was tall and strapping at nearly si' eet

and i!e inches> lean and muscular( =e took great pride in !isiting the gym e!ery


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workday in the aternoon during lunch hours( =e always dressed up in ormal suit and

appeared to be ready to meet with the President o the 0nited &tates( =e graduated in

Flectrical Fngineering rom M*- and did his MBA speciali2ing in entrepreneurship romthe =aas &chool o Business rom the 0ni!ersity o Caliornia at Berkeley(

#on is conser!ati!e and always Hgrounded$ in his thought process( =e always weighed

proposals critically and asked the most uncomortable uestions( =is approach hasalways been ruthless> disinterested and air% the ualities that appealed most to Mel( -hey

both got along !ery well due to this( Both men respected the other$s point o !iew and

maintained a non committal relationship with respect or each others operations(-he only place where they both let down their armors and loosened up was in the bar>

though the reuency was not !ery high now a days( Any successes in pro1ects would

dri!e them to the neighborhood bar to celebrate but that has not been orthcoming o late>

due to tensions running in the organi2ation or inancial success(

-he company started o with less than a hundred thousand dollars in initial capital> partly

in!ested by Mel and the rest pulled in by in!estors by !irtue o Mel$s contacts( -oday the

company has more than se!enty i!e employees> three business partners> three hundredcontractors and manages eight pro1ects in !arious stages( *t has !arious departments each

speciali2ing in particular areas o the business operation(

3can you add some inancial data in this to educate how the balance sheet analysis

worksD3 =a!e Mel Brooks discuss this with the board> or with the in!estors 3

***Mel Brooks his aspirations and concerns***

Mel has been the main promoter o Cute Guinea and has been instrumental in building it

to what it is now(

3F'plain his struggle in putting together his ideas and orming the company(3

=e still has some nasty in!estors who had e'pected to see this company taken public(

-hey are now ater him or not being as successul as he initially promised(

Mel has been married to Julia Roberts or the past 6 years> but due to his in!ol!ement in

Cute Guinea he is loosing track o what is going on in their personal lie( Julia is almost

in the !erge o asking or di!orce and Mel$s ate is determined mostly by how he dealswith Cute Guinea( =is personal lie is also at stake on how he deals with Cute Guinea(

3#iscuss Mel$s personal inances> the trust company that he started to hoard his assets(

Julia Roberts also has been helpul in this process and knows all details( &he also knowshow to get hal o the assets i she takes the di!orce option(3

F'plain a couple o other productions that is in progress and how Mel closely monitorsthem( =is personal interest in these productions is both a passion or doing what he lo!es

to do and what he wants to get done as a business !enture(


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3Mel also has a ancy or cars and maintains a stable ull o e'otic cars( Add urther

details to it3

Mel had seen reality shows cropping up in tele!ision and was e'cited about it( -he

reasons are many% low cost in production> !ery little planning time> easy to get sponsors

to pro!ide gits and tra!el e'penses or the pro1ect> great potential or ad!ertisingre!enuesI

Mel likes to take a lot o risks and takes great pride in making huge successes out o suchdecisions( =e wants to create a reality show where it combines the e'citement o the

unknown and dangerous and pro!ides !alue to the society and impro!es the status uo(

=e has been pushing his production e'ecuti!es to e'plore to ind inno!ati!e pro1ects(

#on Rea!es reports to Mel Brooks and George Carcas reports to #on Rea!es( #on is

conser!ati!e in his approach> a!oids too much risk> le!el headed and needs !ery good

reason to make any changes( =e has been reusing to tag along with Mel Brooks in these

new !entures( #on also knows that the company$s inancial health depends on takingrisks but he is more a bean counter " rightly so " and likes to play it utterly sae(

***George Carcas interview with Ana Madagas***

Ana walked into the steel gray building o Cute Guinea Productions Company> holding

her port olio cautiously held close on her shapely breasts> her small and trendy purse

dangling rom her slender shoulders towards her let( &he was greeted by the receptionistpleasantly> as she walked into the e'pansi!e lobby area( &he showed her inter!iew

in!itation> illed up the !isitors badge and was collected a copy o application to be illed

in(

&he walked o!er to the lounge and sank into the couch> and started concentrating on

illing her application( &he handed o!er the application to the receptionist and waited or

her to be called in( &he was reasonably impressed with the reception( &he hade'perienced sloppy handling in many other companies> doled to new applicants that she

was kind o positi!ely inclined to check this company out earnestly(

33!ery bland introduction o the building and work culture in Cute Guinea33 try re!ising

-he show business is all about " well> showing o( More than pure talents> it is the !isual

appeal that carries prime importance during the initial stages o a career in this industry(Ater all> studies show that in communication> !isuals contribute up to se!enty percent(

Almost without e'ception> young actors and actresses ha!e to be !ery good looking and

play the game o presentation well on the screen beore being recogni2ed or their talentsin the industry( -here are numerous e'ceptions to this> but then talent should play an

o!erwhelming role( F!en then> it is mostly or the looks rather than or talents at least

initially> beore a young artist makes a mark on the screen(


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nly ater getting to know people> and ha!ing a Hamiliar ace$ to e!eryone does anybody

really becomes popular and starts getting attracti!e roles and money in this industry( Ana

has been looking or a long time and is ready to do anything to get that a!orable nod(

?Kou must be Ana( George hurriedly collected the illed@in application orm rom the

receptionist and aced her( ?-hank you !ery much or coming(?-he pleasure is mine( Ana was ner!ous as she almost ran to catch up with George$s ast

paced walk back to his oice(

-he inter!iew progressed uite pleasantly( Ana was able to impress upon George that shehas the right combination o igure> orm and talent or acting(

George closed her application ile and handed o!er the portolio back and looked up>

?-his recruitment is or a new reality show% is that with youDAna was not sure( ?* didn$t know this is or a reality show% * would be uite happy to

participate in it as long as * get a good role to play> Ana was pensi!e( &he wanted to

impress upon him that she would go the e'tra mile or this opportunity(

?-his show reuires tra!el to other countries( Kou may ha!e to stay away or e'tended

periods o time( George wanted to make sure tra!el e'penses are kept to the minimum(-he company has not been orthcoming or appro!ing the budget or his production( =e

cannot aord to ly people back and orth e!ery week(

?-hat should be ine with me( A unny thought crossed her mind( ?* don$t ha!e any

commitment locally> so why bother( &he smiled to hersel(

?Kou may ha!e to take care o part o the tra!el costs( George wanted to check i she is

really interested( Many candidates were upset at this> which was a good way to checktheir commitment or the show( course> this is not part o the agenda and the budget

was not that low anyway(

Ana was taken aback( .hat options does she ha!e anywayD * she is getting paid well

this should not be an issue( * there is a price money or the reality show> then she could

aord it( * this opens up many doors or her> then why not( ?* sure can> so long as it doesnot drain me on the negati!e( &he remembered that most reality shows ha!e hety

sponsors including tra!el> though such agreements are cut well ater the show is

underway(

George was uite impressed( ot many people e'hibited such commitment( At least not

many talented people with good looks( =er ranking in his list o candidates was going up

considerably(

?#o you ha!e any present commitmentsD =ow soon can you be a!ailable or the showD

George wants to know(?My work in Geary Communications would be done by the end o this week( * am

a!ailable to work rom the coming Monday Ana was o!er1oyed she was getting closer(


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?.e still ha!e audition testing> which should not be problem or you( Psychological and

medical tests are legal reuirements( Kou don$t need to prepare or these% 1ust show up at

the appointed time(

George paused( =ere comes the most important part o these conditions( ?Kou will ha!e

to sign up a contract or this 1ob> which is 1ust the usual stu( * will pro!ide you with acopy o the addendum( Please take this with you read it and sign it beore coming to the

audition test( Many o these conditions could appear intimidating but they are only legal

reuirements that as especially meant or this reality show( *s that with youD Georgestood up% =e was getting uncomortable to put pressure on her to sign such a contract(

-hough most contracts are normal in this business> this one was particularly harsh(

-he meeting was concluded and e'tended his arm to shake her hands( ?-hat should bewonderul> Ana shook his hands e'cited and up on her eet( =e didn$t want her to brood

on this or now(

George reiterated the importance o this pro1ect to be conidential and pointed to theclause that relates to this in the addendum( =e wanted to make sure she understands this

and that the deal is o i the conidentiality is broken(

George walked her out o the room and down the lobby to the reception e'plaining what

the schedules or the show would be like( ?-his reality show is uite uniue% you wille'perience situations where there could be danger( course> all precautions would be

taken or protecting e!eryone> but the addendum has clauses to protect us rom any

danger to your lie based on this show( * know you agreed to this> but * want to make sure

you understand its implications(

?.e will be taking special insurance or up to one million dollars in case o death> to be

paid to your ne't to kin and three million dollars in case you o in1uries or each o theparticipants(

?Just so you know> we ha!e a higher amount or in1uries to compensate or your hardshipincase o accidents( * don$t mean to scare you> but * need you to understand these issues

in complete details( Please eel ree to call me on my cell i you ha!e any uestions( =e

ga!e her his business card(

?Kou will meet with our company lawyer in your ne't !isit to our oices( -his meeting is

meant to e'plain the legal details to you( * know it is a pain sitting through these but we

insist participants go through this session to understand the implications o their decision( course> you are always welcome to walk out on the agreement beore the show starts

but you still cannot re!eal any details o what we discussed(

Ana was ar away in her own dreamland as she walked ne't to George( ?=uh> yeah that

should all be ine( &he was brought to the reality by his inuisiti!e turn to ace her as

they walked reaching the reception(


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?-hank you !ery much or coming> Ana> it was a pleasure meeting with you and we hope

you will take the right decision( George shook Ana$s hand again(

?-hanks you !ery much and you ha!e a nice day( Ana walked out o the building into

the hot sun> elated that she has at last gotten her long awaited break(

George had been inter!iewing and auditioning young artists or the past month( =e was

ha!ing a pretty intensi!e e'ercise o irst managing the inter!iewing process to make sure

the candidates are intelligent enough to deal with tough situations in the show( -his wasollowed by audition to be done in the &an +ernando Lalley studio owned by Cute

Guinea where the contenders are tested or their looks and e'pressions under !arious

lightings> more importantly without much make@up(

Choosing the best set o talents or the show is o paramount importance as the show calls

or the artists to go through challenging situations at dierent points during the times o

the day and night> including acing beha!ioral challenges( -his task has been tedious and

George was happy that he has completed his list with Ana being the eighth and inalcandidate(

George was satisied with his list( Ana was high in his list> though George did not make it

apparent to her% you ne!er know how the parameters or choosing would change> i the

director inter!enes in the choice(

***!ohn "oe and Maria arrive in Australia to her parents place***

Maria was 1olted out o her lumbering do2e when the airplane hit a cloud( &he sat uprightor a moment collecting her thoughts and reali2ing that she is in a long@haul light(

-he Boeing 868 glided through> occasionally bouncing up and down on the clouds anddescended below the layers o white clouds( *t has been a long and tiring 1ourney rom

,os Angeles *nternational Airport to &ingapore &hangi Airport where the light duration

alone was si'teen hours( -he change o!er o lights at &hangi was smooth and ater

continuing or our more hours the light was loosing altitude to prepare or landing in333 airport 333 in #arwin(

Maria remo!ed her eye co!er and ear plugs> stretched out as she hit John on his headplayully and she yawned out loud> smiling coyly at him( &he was !ery e'cited to get to

her home country(

John #oe was looking out the window rom the business class> ne't to Maria( =e turnedaround and showed mock anger in his eyes as he took her hand and stared at her( -hey

ha!e known each other or three years and ha!e been getting closer or the past year(

Rela'ing> he turned back and looked out the window again obser!ing the plane taking adeep turn in its approach to the runway( -he clear warm sunlight was sinking into him

pro!iding a warm sheet on his ace> as he ga2ed at the line o townships in and around

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?=oney> .e ha!e arri!ed> =e said> ?.elcome me home to Australia(

?Gee> it has been almost two years since * set oot in Australia> said Maria( &he had let

Australia two years back( &he had mo!ed to ,os Angeles rom #arwin due to a 1obtranser that came with a promotion( &he was working in 33=ong ong and &hangai

Bank33 in #arwin or nearly si' years beore she got the promotion as a 3e'change

analystManager3(

?.hat time is it here nowD he was seemingly uestioning himsel> as he remo!ed his

&eiko uart2 watch and start ad1usting the time( =e knew #arwin$s time was si' hour333 behind ,os Angeles> which is actually eighteen hours ahead i you consider the date(

-he landing gear shot out and the plane landed rather smoothly and ta'ied its way on the

tarmac(

?* hope someone would come to the airport to recei!e us( Maria was !ery proud o her

amily and wanted to show John her amily was close and would be supporti!e( Maria$s

amily is third generation *talians settled in Australia( -he e'tended amily is housed inthe wealthy neighborhood o 33 in #arwin( -hey owned many real estate properties all

run under a trust33 &ome o them do ha!e ull time 1obs outside the amily(

?* hope we don$t e'perience a bad 1et lag( John has tra!eled to Furope oten and has

had lot o trouble with it beore(?* am so e'cited> * don$t think * will eel tired till nightall( *t is good that we reach in the

morning( Maria remo!ed her seatbelt and got up to get a hold o her cabin baggage(

?&o what are you planning or us todayD John got up rom his seat and switched his cellphone on( Maria had nothing to say% she had no plans but it all depends on what her

amily has planned or them( -hat is how things happen in her amily(

-hey went through the motions o baggage claim and immigration check as usual and

walked out the lobby towards the e'it or ground transportation(

Maria was eagerly looking around to catch the irst glimpse o her amily% she 1umpedand ran out e'citedly to her ather> +ran> once she spotted him in the crowd(

-hey hugged each other warmly( ?=ow are you my childD =ow is the 0&A treating

youD

?*t is greatN * am doing uite well dad> =ow is mom> where is sheD &he held his armsand mo!ed to the side as George approached them rolling the baggage in the trolley(

-hey both shook hands as +ran smiled at John( Maria said> ?#ad meet Mr( John #oe>John> this is my dad( -hey nodded in recognition> ?=i Mr( #oe * am so happy to meet

with you% * ha!e heard a lot about you( * am !ery happy that you could !isit us( John

nodded with a smile and returned pleasantries( +ran turned to Maria( ?Kour mom isseated in the car( Kou> know> her arthritis is getting worse( -he doctor has ad!ised her not

to get out o the house or walk> but she insisted she would come to the airport to recei!e

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+ran has ne!er met John> but has seen his photos with his daughter that Maria has sent in

one o her weekly emails( &ending emails between ather and daughter is almost a

religion% they ha!e to update each other at least once a week(

?*t is no nice o you to take the time to attend the amily reunion( *t is a pleasure to ha!e

you around and we are !ery happy or you and my daughter> Maria( +ran continuedshaking John$s hands till he completed his initial greetings( *t almost appeared as i +ran

was greeting his son in law(

?-he pleasure is mine> sir( George wanted to keep it ormal beore getting to know them

well enough( ?And thank you !ery much or ha!ing me or the reunion(

-hey started walking out o the terminal building and towards the parking lot( Maria wasclinging to her ather and George ollowed them pushing the trolley( ?h> &o nice o

mama to come> but why can$t she take care o hersel% * am anyway coming home only to

be with you(

?* know( But she is all e'cited and she said she could not wait at home( +ran and im

were married or thirty se!en years( -hey had our children and three grand children(-hey ha!e been e'tremely loyal and ha!e grown so much into each other$s lie that they

are almost inseparable(

?*t is so characteristic o mom( .ell> at least * am happy she did walk all this distance to

the terminal( * can$t wait to see her(

Maria always wanted to be a conormist ha!ing nears and dears around her and help eachother out( &he is a sociable> !ery sot and comy in her approach with her e'tended amily

and takes great pleasure in ha!ing people o!er(

-his helps her in e'ploring her destiny with utmost conidence and knows or a act that

she can get back to her cocoon o amily security anytime( =er moti!ating orce in

e'ploring the world stems rom this security( =er parents ha!e been married all her lieand she has ne!er seen any broken amily> e!en in her e'tended amily circle(

?=ello mom> =owdy( Maria opened up passenger door o the Mercedes &6 * am so e'cited could not wait to see you( &he was soemotionally o!erwhelmed seeing her daughter ater such a long time( -hey ha!e ne!er

stayed away rom each other till she got Maria got her promotion(

&he got o> pulled George by the hand and introduced him to her mom( ?Mom> meet

George> my riend who has come all this distance to be with us or the reunion( -here

was a touch o pride in her !oice during the introduction( &he was so happy to ha!e


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disco!ered the right prince in her lie( And the reunion is the right orum within the

amily or such introductions(

Maria know that George recogni2es the importance o this reunion or her( Also> she was

aware that George would not ormally propose to her at this time( &he is tacitly crossing

the line by bringing him to this occasion( o one in the amily has e!er done this beore(Reunions> at least or her amily> were meant to introduce new ones only ater the knot is

tied( +ran and im are aware o this> but what the hell> she is the last daughter in the

amily and such things are e'pected to change( -hey are also conident that nobodywould mind it(

-he parents were chatting with the daughter endlessly throughout the dri!e back home(

George looked out the window and wondered how this trip would be( =e was born into aamily that is not so close(

=e has not seen his ather or the past twenty years( =is parents were separated or that

long and they all ha!e mo!ed on with their li!es( =e was a high school mistake or hismother and so he got a corresponding treatment rom her or that( *n act the only amily

with whom he still is in touch was his maternal grand ather> who had ser!ed as a cop ortwenty years in the Cincinnati police department in hio> then worked as a security

oicer in GF till his retirement(

George did not know much about the sentiments and etiuettes o Maria$s amily but he

was glad that he could be part o it> at least !icariously( =e had always longed or a close

and happy amily( =e was proud that he has done so well in lie so ar without any

support rom anyone( =is under graduation in communications rom the hio &tate0ni!ersity had been a great achie!ement( .orking as a waiter in local restaurants>

apprentice with a construction company> he was able to make ends meet and complete his

education( All along his mother was a drag on his resources> oten helping her withmoney and keeping her out o trouble(

-he car pulled into the dri!eway and went through the portal and turned right around thehouse and glided slowly to the shaded parking spaces 1ust behind the house and pulled

o!er to a halt ne't to the Jaguar con!ertible(

+ran and im$s house in 333 was gorgeous( Built as a trendy resort style two storymansion with si' bedrooms> with cobblestone dri!eway and a ountain with a statue in

the middle> the property looks e'tremely romantic(

#ebra and Al were in the li!ing room sipping ruit punch as they all walked into the

house( -hey put down the drinks in the coee table as they got near( Al walked up

hugged Maria( Al did not bother to say anything to Maria> he 1ust pinched her on thecheek lo!ingly and handed her o!er to his dear wie and mo!ed orward to shake hands

with George(


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As the pleasantries were e'changed between the women> Al was looking straight into

George$s eyes and communicating his welcoming( George elt Al$s manicured hand to be

sot and warm> but irm( =is right shoulder was held with a riendly grasp by Al$s lethand as he introduced himsel(

?My #ear George> welcome to our amily( * am Al Pacino and this is #ebra> my wie( *

am sure you would ind yoursel surrounded by the amily soon(

*t appeared as i Al had known George or a long time( -here was particular warmth in

Al towards George and they both hit o !ery well rom the irst moment(?ice meeting you Al> and #ebra( George nodded to both o them> not sure what to say

beyond that(

Al noticed his halting> or a moment> and smiled( ?#on$t worry% the amily will not

o!erpower you( =e paused to change the topic(

?* am sorry> we could not come to the airport to recei!e you Al was apologetic( George

was wondering what this is all about " coming to the airport to recei!e them( =e was

inding it pleasantly diicult to see such a close knit amily(

?h> no worries> Al( * am !ery happy to meet you people( George got around to shakehands with #ebra( ?=ow are you doing ma$amD *t is so nice to meet you(

-he con!ersation continued on or a while> Maria and George went upstairs unpacked(Maria stretched out on the bed rela'ing and looking up the ceiling( ?*t has been so long

and this place looks so dierent now(

George took o his 1acket and cleanly olded it and placed it on the dress chest( =e could

not ind the closet that he is so much used to back home( ?Kour people are so good(?* know% you ha!e not seen them in ull orm yet( Maria$s pride showed in her !oice(

?* know * ha!e told you this so many times> but * cannot resist mysel% * am so lucky to

ha!e such an e'tended amily(&he continued> ?* am sure there would be an inormal get together today e!ening at

home( Mom> Aunt #ebra and Aunt Annie would be preparing the ood(

George ga!e a strange look(Maria &miled( ?-hat is how things go in my amily( -hey go to great lengths to be

together and e!eryone en1oys each other$s company( &uch occasions do not need any

in!itations and is e'pected to be hea!ily attended(

,ater George ound out that Al and #ebra and most others in the amilyE ha!e a key to

get into +ran$s or or that matter> anybody$sE house in the amily( -hey had come into

the house and settled down with the drink while +ran and im were away(

***!ohn "oe#s introductory discussion with Al Pacino ***

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O

=er uncle Al Pacino lost his wie in a car accident and got married with great

reser!ations> mostly due to the compulsions rom the amily( -his is probably one o the

reasons why Al Pacino is so much attached to his step son and eels so much or hissecond wie> #ebra> or ha!ing accepted him into her lie(

Maria$s uncle> Al Pacino> is working as a director in the Correctional acility / department

or the +ederal Australian go!ernment( =e had a step@son> Martin ,awrence> who was a

drug addict and Al Pacino had lost him to the drugs due to an odd situation where the

1udicial system and budgetary system screwed it up( Al Pacino elt strongly that i the1udicial system was open enough to modiy the correctional acility there was a good

chance his step@son could ha!e been sa!ed(

***Martin $awrence#s tragic death in prison***

-he shrill beeping o the alarm clock ne't to the bed woke Martin up with a start( =estretched out and switched the alarm clock o and swung his legs rom the side and

1umped out o bed( *t was another nice and sunny day in the campus o 33 the

uni!ersity33 -he early Autumn sun rays was coming into the dormitory gi!ing the roome'tra brightness(

-he Chemical engineering course is light or this semester 333( Martin has ound a lot otime to read his a!orite books in philosophy and natural sciences> dating girls and in all>

ha!ing a whale o a time(

=e reached the bathroom and started brushing his teeth( Clouds o memory rom his

regular dream kept reminding him o the beautiul co2y stand@alone backyard room in the

ar corner o his home garden behind the amily house in 333 in #arwin( -he recent

dream was as clear as it could be( =is hands were rested on the ibrous soa in the smallroom( -he rooing o the small room was made o thatched lea ibers and the room had

1ust one window( =e would be sitting in the soa thinking about all sorts o in!entions

that he has thought o and concei!ed in this room(

-here is a warm sense o security when he imagines himsel in this room( -he lighting is

sot and is not artiicial( ne o his in!entions is to use sun light rom the roo captured

and distributed into the room using special relectors that would gi!e light to the roomthrough out the night(

-he brushing o his teeth continued and he 1umped back out o this dream( =e washed hisace> got dressed up and went to the caeteria and picked up some coee and toasted

bread with 1am or breakast(

?=owdyD &arah came walking towards him and 1oined him in the breakast table(


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?=i> what is upD #id you sleep well yesterdayD Martin spread the 1am and took a bite(

?Kes( .hat ha!e you planned or todayD &arah sat down ne't to him(

?-he gang as decided to go on a bike ride and * am 1oining them( *t was his three riendswith whom he always hands out( #on and Mike own motorbikes gi!en to them by their

parents( Martin and Joe would 1oin them and would be pillion riders but that is or

now(?.e would be going to a song and dance party tonight( .ould you like to 1oin us(

0nortunately * don$t ha!e a bike to gi!e you a ride( Martin was sorry( =is parents don$t

want him to ha!e a bike> though they are with him dri!ing a car> which he does notwant( *t is not a good idea to ride a bike or saety reasons> his mom> #ebra insisted(

#ebra was separated rom her husband when Martin was young and was paranoid to

loose him( #ebra went on to marry again( Martin$s step ather> Al Pacino was a warm

person and took e!ery eort to get close to him(

Martin> though he liked Al> did not allow him to get !ery close as he was threatened by

the act that Al has come to share his mothers lo!e(

Martin was an attracti!e> intelligent and a !ery sensible young man who goes out o his

way to e'periment new things( =e is also !ery sensiti!e and sot rom the inside(

Martin got into drugs while in college and was using cocaine o and on> though he hadthe strength o character to get out o it a couple o times without much diiculty( =e gets

caught red handed in a police raid with three grams o cocaine and is immediately

remanded into custody and a court proceeding takes him to prison or ) years with

scheduled parole immediately ater that or 7 months(

#uring his stay in prison> he gets !ictimi2ed by an inside gang who 1ust ound him to be

attracti!e and an easy target or their whims and ancies in prison( -his aects Martin!ery much and he pleads to the authorities to gi!e him an opportunity or rehabilitation(

-he psychologists in the correctional acility do not show any empathy or his wishes>e!entually he gets o!erwhelmed with his own guilt or ha!ing gotten in!ol!ed in drugs

that he commits suicide in prison( -he prison authorities go to great distances to a!oid

any law suits due to this> but ultimately lea!e Al Pacino with a great resol!e to do

whate!er it take to mend the system as much as he could make things happen(

***Plot of !ustin "urgun and escape from prison ***

Justin #urgun was born o an single> unmarried woman and has li!ed on the edge o the

law all his lie( =e is acutely distrustul o the 1udicial system and the law and was

con!inced there is no way he would be rehabilitated and has this tendency to renegadeinto unlawul acti!ities(

Justin has ne!er been a !iolent person> oten !ery timid and reclusi!e( =e has strongcon!ictions " !ery angry o!er the society> organi2ation> ci!ili2ation and the law( =e has


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ne!er harmed anybody> has been into drugs many times and has been skeptical about Al

Pacino$s con!ictions on the 1udicial system( Al had always been !ery riendly with Justin

particularly ater Al$s nephew Martin$s death( Justin knew the ull history and has seenMartin ,awrence during this stays in prison( Just considers Al and his ideas a 1oke and

has no eelings or his stupidity( =e considers Al to be a hypocrite to ser!e the 1udicial

system and yet not be con!inced about its guiding principles(

=e gets wind o the reality show and nudges Al Pacino to get him into this show( Justin is

interested in using the 1udicial system or rehabilitation and see i he could get out bybeha!ing himsel( But he being a skeptic is totally disillusioned with the show and only

considers it a ludicrous nonsense and resigns to the act that there is going to be no

beneit out o it( #uring the show> he gets an opportunity or a serendipitous escape and

in this process creates a dangerous> lie threatening situation that Ana Madagas alls into%Justin manages to escape without knowing the danger he has let behind> or which he is

responsible(

Ater the escape he gets disillusioned and depressed> eel !ery guilty> particularly atergetting to know that he has been inad!ertently responsible or Ana$s death(

***Al Pacino vents out his inner convictions about the %udicialsystem***

&o 0ltimately Al Pacino strongly eels that con!icts o e!en ma1or oenses o breaking

the law must be gi!en an opportunity or rehabilitation> by pro!iding them a Hnormal

atmosphere$( =e strongly eels that there should be a rigorous and short prison term>commensurate with the oense> which is actually a punishment or the wrong@doing> and

then ollow it up with a second phase> which should be rehabilitation as part o the

correctional procedure and acilitate them to get back to the society(

Al Pacino meets with John #oe in the amily get together and they get along and hit o

!ery well( -hey end up discussing their 1obs> their !alues> ethics and philosophy o lie to

great details and suddenly hit upon a plan o e'ploring the possibility o working togetheron creating a new reality show( A business deal is born out o these soul@searching

interactions between the two(

-he two arrange a series o meeting between the respecti!e organi2ations( Al Pacino

brings in his a!orite e'perts / colleagues rom the psychology department rom the

correctional acility and John #oe brings in production technicians / script writings /

screen play writers( -he discussion continues or a couple o weeks and they end upcreating the new reality show(

***!ohn "oe proposed meeting again with Al Pacino todiscuss***

-hey decide on bringing normal people rom 0&A to Australia who are willing to

participate in the reality show and make them li!e and interact with con!icts in special


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conditions and monitor them( -he arrangement would be so Hreal$ that the tele!ision

production crew will not be H!isible$ on site% e!erything would be monitored and

recorded with cameras but the idea is to make the crew in!isible to the tele!isionaudience who watch the reality show while telecasting( -he recorded> unedited scenes

would be used to obser!e the con!icts to see how their tendencies are and help them to

mo!e towards a normal lie( -he grand inale o the show would be to re!eal to the teamsthat their partners are e'@con!icts and make a point in the show that they are eually good

in ad1usting to challenges in lie similar to normal people and they could be gi!en an

opportunity to mingle and li!e with the ci!ili2ed world by rehabilitating them(

-he decision to showing the results o this encounter in tele!ision was still to be decided

as the result o this study would ha!e an o!erwhelming inluence on the 1udiciary system(

Al Pacino wants to use this opportunity to bring in rehabilitation changes to thecorrection system( =e could also go to any e'tent to pro!e his point(

-his issue could be used to portray how inluential people$s personal con!ictions dri!e

how they are willing to bend rules and ramework to accomplish their results( -his couldalso be used to portray how such people inluence the progress in society( -his could also

be e'trapolated to e!il intensions could also be strong con!ictions and how this haschanged the society in history(

***Mike Murray works for $A &ribune***

Mike Murray had been a reporter with ,A -ribune> a low circulation news maga2ine( =e

had been reasonably successul as an in!estigati!e reporter but nothing to write homeabout( =e had conducted a ew in!estigations in this short career o 6 years and is waiting

in the wings or a big ish to swim by(

Mike spends his time looking at most news articles and reading up web news all across

the world hoping to ind something interesting that has not been a sensation or now but

that could lead to new re!elations(

-he news industry has become so mundane due to the progress o the media industry> that

most news is based out o press release by go!ernment agencies and departments doled

en mass to the publishing companies in one meeting( -here is not much to be done inreporting and 1ournalism> other than analy2ing what important ha!e said and trying to

read between the lines( Most news publishing companies ha!e a huge web presence and

most news show up on their websites almost immediately ater being a!ailable in

electronic orm> including pictures and graphics(

&o> in this world o seemingly impossible odds against inding anything new or

interesting> Mike going around looking or a needle in a haystack(

By chance he happens to ind the news article regarding an accident in a remote location

inE Australia that has killed a young and upcoming actress by the name Ana Madagaswho was on !acation or the past three weeks( -he accident was in a lake or back waterE


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location where the water is uite warm and it was in summer( -he waters in this place are

not !ery deep and there is !ery less likelihood or it to be a boat accident(

*ntrigued by the way the accident happened Mike Murray start in!estigating this almost

on his own " more to know what may ha!e gone wrong rather than as a pro1ect with his

boss$s permission " or he was uite sure his boss would not allow him to ollow on suchan innocuous article or in!estigati!e reporting(

***Mike Murray gets "an 'iddman#s approval for theinvestigative pro%ect***

-he initial re!elations were uite inconsistent with what was reported and that intrigueshim to a good e'tent that he decides to take it to his boss> #an .iddman or appro!al(

#an was not !ery happy to gi!e this appro!al to Mike due to budgets and Mike had to

ultimately trade a !acation trip with his boss to orce him to appro!e the proposal( &oMike would pay or the light trip to Australia> take a !acation or one week and would

work on this pro1ect soon ater his !acation( * he digs out anything interesting he couldget the light trip reimbursed along with his !acation(

Ater a lot o con!incing #an .iddman accepts Mike$s proposal or in!estigating the

news under these terms and he sets out to !isit Australia(

=e igures out that Ana disappears without a trace a ew weeks beore the accident as

there are no hotel occupancy records or restaurant records in the neighborhood( =e gets

more and more suspicious and start his in!estigation with renewed orce and inds thatthere was some tele!ision shootings were taking place in that location with minimal

inormation pro!ided by the local public(

-he -ele!ision production company managers had planned on a top secret socio@

psychological reality show that in!ol!es con!icts who are ser!ing their sentences in

Australia(

***details of the show***

-he creati!e department worked on the details on a reality show( -he did brain stormingsessions to list

( Larious aspects o human nature that needs to be elicited in this show

4( Aspects o interpersonal skills that are reuired or such a show)( Aspects o wrong@doings / attractions to do mistakes and e'periment with getting

away with it(5( Aspects o a goal to be achie!ed no matter how diicult or how cruel or how

easily one could break the law(

-his led to many situations such as ollows:

ne emale and two males " one male is a con!ict and the other is not " to li!e

together in an isolated place> where they ha!e to get together as a team and sur!i!e in

that place without going beyond stipulated borders(


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Multiple teams o man and woman pairs to be gi!en assignments / challenges to be

done working towards a speciic goal( -he man is a con!ict and the woman does not

know about it(

A group o people male and emale mi' is ormed into one group where some o them

both men and women are con!icts( o mention o some o them being con!icts is

e!er made and the group is asked to sur!i!e in the remote place eliminating one at atime based on their indi!idual beha!ior(

Multiple groups are created with some o them being criminals( o mention is made

o some o them being con!icts at all( And the group dynamics is obser!ed towards

achie!ing a common goal(

Create small groups where the normal male is made to ad!ocate breaking the law

while the con!ict is naturally pushed to protect the law( -he opposite se' is or

temptations " probably encouraging breaking the law( -his gi!es the con!icts an

opportunity to reali2e how diicult it is to authoritati!ely control the group rombreaking the law(

-he goal o sur!i!ing is to be made apparent e!en beore the situation is created(Cameras are all hidden and totally camoulaged rom the participants( -here areno intermittent goals / sub goals( -heir only goal is to sur!i!e( But or the

criminals they ha!e to make sure they are accepted as part o the group which is a

moti!ation or them to be recogni2ed as normal people by the group( -heirob1ecti!e is to suppress their basic instincts to break the law and help the group to

complete their goal(

,ist o acti!ities or the participants:

Boating

&ur!i!ing on scarce ood and other resources

Building a shelter or li!ing

Preparing bedding and other acilities or li!ing long term in that location

o electronic gears or comort aids

F!eryone should earn a li!ing by doing that best they could do(

otes to Mysel:

-alk about how ci!ili2ation has progress to the point where the re!erse o con!enience

has set in wherein whate!er Hprogress$ is in!ented by humans> the ci!ili2ation has started

going the other way( -he way> mails ha!e o!erloaded out mail bo'> emails ha!e

o!erloaded our inbo'> the process o getting con!enience has o!erloaded people with the=erculean task o sorting out trash beore arri!ing at what they do( F!en a simple task o

buying a toothpaste has been complicated by the ci!ili2ation the sheer choice bogs youdown> sucking you out o all the energy( Class e'ample is the way a !acation is to be

planned " the process is so long drawn you need to pay a third party to e!en plan the 1ob

or you> where the process o planning itsel used to be un(


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-he human being is part o nature or is he to be considered a separate entity on the Hother

side$ with God( .hat e!er he does ends up being destructi!e> e!en though man things it

is progress> this is leading to the deterioration o the en!ironment in due course% thesimpler lie by li!ing by the natural means> and discarding stupid shackles o

con!eniences could lead man towards eternal peace( =armony with the natural world

needs to be understood and practiced by man( -alk about intuition means o progress oknowledge and empirical means o progress o knowledge " the correlation o oriental

religion and western science and technology and how the oriental knowledge base is

superior in understanding what is going on and still not ucking around with itsimplications and destroying the world around us(

-alk about the rich ooling around with the ta' process and sa!ing on ta' called

Ha!oidance$ and how the poor are always ta'ed to death( =ow could these ineualities be

managed and what needs to be done to correct such things( -alk about politics and howpowerul countries are taking on poorer nations and how they suppression continues e!en

within each society% how the rich in each society always ind ways to be ahead o the

game( .hat could suppressed people and nations learn rom this process and what they

could do to make things better(Rich people create asset protecting trusts to insulate themsel!es rom bankruptcy( =ow

could this be made rele!ant or this storyD

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