Scene 4 – Adult Life (part 2)

Scene 4 – Adult life (Part 2)

Set: living room (continued)

Scene: Tommy’s friends enter the room. Tommy offers them a scotch and a discussion ensues.

Jerry “Still on the Board of the Community Centre?”

Tommy “Yes and two others”

Jerry “Still playing hockey?”

Tommy “twice a week, sometimes more.”

Jerry “Swimming?”

Tommy “Up at 5:00 AM three mornings a week.”

Allan “That’s fucking nuts.”

Tommy “Secret to a perfect marriage. Respect each others time and space. If you hardly see each other it makes the time together special.”

All three raise their glasses in a silent toast.

Allan ”How’s work?”

Tommy “Brutal. I overheard a couple of people at the office talking about how it’s not fun any more. I don’t know about you but I never said to anyone I’m off to fun. It’s called work for a reason.”

Jerry “I feel for you. but it hasn’t slowed you down. You do so much. Why?”

Tommy “Because I can.”

Allan “Where do you find the time?”

Tommy “I gave up sleep long ago

Jerry “What keeps you motivated?”

Tommy holds up his hand; opens it wide extending his fingers and thumb. “Balance” he says. “it’s the mix of family, business, community, sports and music” counting off his five digits as he runs through the list.

Cue the music

Tommy begins to sing

Friends provide backup for chorus

 

Song-Balance

 

Life it has so many components

That most of us, we just never see

We all have our own hidden talents

The trick is to find chemistry

Once, before I found my way

I felt lost, felt that something was missing

I tried to endure through the fray

Till I realized that I sought equilibrium

Chorus

 I seek balance                         Find my balance

I need balance                        Keep my balance

Oft we can get so caught up

Recognize don’t become one dimensional

Search out your own driving force

find your own sense of balance

Try to assemble the parts

Things that will round your existence

Live, and give back, find your arts

You can push through the resistance

Chorus