Movie

'Let's just have cuts of video where we show the writer doing various things - like sudden flashes of him doing this and him doing that, one after another. I think that'll go well with the dark tone of the narrative' said the bearded man. His beard had strands of gray hair.

'What kind of different things?' I asked.

'Like him reading, writing, playing with shadows on the wall, playing the flute...'

'Playing the fool?'

'Yeah that too! To play the fool is the definite first step of one who gives up on things around, and eventually possibly all, the world included!'

'But why would he do many things, if he is about to give up on or just to give up everything?'

'He does them all for himself. Living doesn't stop. He loves living....'

'So the narrative is not a suicide note then?'

'No! Not at all! What makes you think so? He just bids adieu to everything to be himself. To be with himself...'

'And then he switches off the light?'

'Yes, then glorious darkness, for himself, to be all by himself!'

'Oh I get it! Let's go for the take then!'

'Right! Lights, camera... Action!'

The actor switches off the light as the camera rolls. As scripted, there is glorious darkness.

'That's it! Cut!'