The joywood scripts #3

Dear friend,

I am writing to you because the news of your recent tussle has reached my ears. I am deeply concerned by what transpired the other day, and even more by the mindset that you may still be holding on to.

I heard that you had a fight with your roommate last sunday. From your previous correspondence, I can tell that you haven't been getting along very well with him, partly because he has been borrowing your things without your permission. But by nature that you are the new kid on the block, you have been tolerant towards him.

However, the last straw probably came when he took your costume, the elaborate silk robe that you were supposed to wear on your set the following day. As such, I believe that it was only in a moment of anger, that you gave him a hard knock on the face, sending him across the room. In fact, I bumped into him yesterday at the canteen and was surprised to see his left cheek and eye still donning the remnant damage of your heavy punch.

I know you had landed yourself a major cameo in a scene, and you were terribly thrilled about being on your best, looking at your best. Hence he triggered off the explosion when he laid his hand on something that's precious to you. Well, I agree that we all have things that are very precious to us that we want to cordon off and mark as our own possessions. But you see, my friend, there is no need to be mad over an incident like this. If you were to sit down and think carefully about it, there is no need to be so possessive over any property that comes from this place and belongs to this place. Did you have to pay for your room? Did you have to buy the furniture inside? Did you have to sew your own costume? Or were they just passed on to you by our management?

I'm only saying so because everything here is marked as company property, not personal property - from your room, your bed, your desk, your costumes, your make up, down to even the pen and paper which you will be replying me with. You didn't have to come up with your own supplies, did you? They are given to you, just as they were given to me by being part of the cast of this production. (That's the wonderful thing about working here isn't it?) Hence, since they were provided without a fee, excessive hogging or hoarding is discouraged.

But of cos, we all have to take care of the property that have been entrusted in our care. So perhaps the key lies in being protective, yet not possessive.

Nonetheless, to make a fair statement, I do agree that your roommate can be rather obnoxious. He always walks with a strut that exudes an air of arrogance and self-importance! As a consolation, we do have a protocol for room rotation in place. If you would like, you can take your petition to the producer and he may do a swap for you. But in the meantime, please do bear with him for now, and find less destructive ways of venting your frustration.

And before I end here, if there was any misinformation of the incident that I've reported, I ask for your forgiveness. I am aware that information passed from tongue to tongue is bound to be distorted, so do correct me for any inaccuracy.

Please write me some time, that I may know that you are coping well. Till then, I remain

Your faithful friend,
Joywood