Deceipt: We've nearly got it all sewn up
Eyewant: What you mean - sewn up
Deceipt: Sewn up, as in, neat and tidy
Eyewant: You mean we achieved the miraculous
Me: Well Yes, now for some more tie-ups
Covert: What more work, goody goody.
Eyewant: Wouldn't it be nice
Deceipt: Feeling a little empty lately, missing your walks with God no doubt. You'll get over that and then the world’s your oyster.
Eyewant to pacify your longings
Me I'd love a room with a view.. and not of a chimney
Covert: Doesn't that house look so good?
Eyewant: Just the sort you've always wanted
Eve: Not that we could afford it though
Covert: Of course you can afford it
Eyewant: and it looks so homely, no sleeping under the stars now
Me Happiness is having what I want
Eve: Yes but how:
[Calls] Adam
Adam: Yes, just coming
Eve: How about that,
Adam: Yes, costly
Eyewant: But why not have what you want
Deceipt: God didn't let you have anything you wanted, but now you can. You're free.
Covert: You'd be the talk of the town
Me I love being loved, special
Adam: Yes you're right, sitting on my own verandah, sipping my own tea, accompanied by my own wife and, lots of friends. How do we get it?
Deceipt: Propose to your friends; say you'll pay back soon. Tell them your business plans. Promise the world.
Covert: Be the big Business executive, drive a big Donkey, be yourself, be BIG.
Eyewant Oh to be better than everybody else, then everybody will like me
Advisors drift away.
Eve I can do more work
Adam I can do more work, yes I'll work more hours. Well we don't have to spend time with God so why not work instead.
(Adam gets a net covering called self effort)
Eve Oh yes and there's day seven. We can work then as well.
Adam Give up pleasure to get pleasure.
Eve We'll go for BIG.
Adam Be the talk of town.
Eve I so want to be liked, oh yes I know you like me, but somehow that’s not enough
(Adam gets a net covering called rejection, Eve gets a net covering called inadequacy)
Adam and Eve get their new house, garden and all looks well on the surface. They go out to work at 5:30 am and return at 6pm. (Some mime). Meanwhile some Neighbors come round to see how things are going. Advisors stay close to watch.
Neighbor 1 Hi Adam, haven't seen you recently, how's business: [stops to look around]
Adam: Oh hello, what do you think
Me I'm such a Good businessman
Deceit [whispering] Give the expanded version
Adam Wonderful isn't it
Neighbor 2 Yes some patch you've got here, where did you get the camels, oh yes and the Jag. I'd love a Jag like that.
Deceit [whispering] No, NO, don’t tell them
Adam Oh just… Come on now I'll give you a guided tour
Eve [just appearing and taking Neighbor 3] Come with me, see the industry I've been up to.
Me [Joining Eve and whispering] I think I'm very special.
Eve Don't you think all this is so marvelous? Look so much yarn, such lovely cloth.
Neighbor 3 Oh! What a sight. I wish I were as clever as you. And you do work so hard. I feel so lazy looking at you.
Eyewant I want the be the greatest woman on earth
Eve Oh it's nothing really
Me I'm so cleaver
(Eve gets a net covering called self-sufficiency)
Eyewant I want to be liked by everybody, I need it to survive
Neighbor 3 Why don't you come round and see me. We can have a sip of china tea in my china pots
Eyewant I want some china pots.
Eve Yes, lets book a time
Neighbor 3 Lets see,
Eyewant I want some china teapots
Eve Oh yes, when can we
Neighbor 3 Well, I've got Aunt Sally, she's so good you know. She's coming to stay, and then there's that Bar Ba Goat, with all the neighbors…
Eyewant I want some other neighbors
Eve I wish I had some other neighbors
Neighbor 3 … then there's Patsy, she listens to all my woes and there's … Oh dear. It sounds so rude of me.
Eve No its not rude
(Eve gets a net covering called rejection)
Returning to Adam
Adam [spreading out his hands to indicate the results of his labour]
Neighbor 1: Yes, it does look impressive. I admire your work. Although to meet the conditions, we need to see some more output. How can you trim your costs.
Deceit: Machinery
Adam: Were looking into some new machinery. I'll show you the proposal and business plan. It all makes complete sense.
Covert: Gleaming machinery, such love
Adam You know, it really makes sense to have new machinery, much better than second hand machinery.
Covert: Shiny smooth running
Neighbor 2 Yes, Yes, we know the argument and we all know the value. But how are you going to afford it with your current turnover.
Deceit: Greater output
Adam Greater output, less cost, more for less you might say
Neighbor 1 [To Neighbor 2] Seen Harry's place, he's really got that under control
Adam [Feeling inadequate] Yes Harry is a good controller
(Adam gets a net covering called inadequate)
Eyewant I wish I were like Harry
Neighbor 2 Harry paid his whole advance back and now our investment's returning loads. Did you know he's now working from 5am through to nearly 10pm non stop. That's how he does it.
Adam More hours more money
Neighbor 2: Yes my boy, that’s the way
Adam Hey why not, Eve works all night, so I might as well - instead of sitting all hours by myself.
Neighbor 1 No point sitting around watching Tele, or seeing what God is up to
Adam who mentioned God
Neighbor 1 Don't get religious on me Adam
Deceit God only hems you in
Neighbor 2 Pleased to see your progress
Neighbor 1 Glad to see the returns on our investment
Neighbor 2: Its not that we need you, but we like you working for us
Neighbor 1 You'll be Big if you carry on like this, and we'll be big too
Adam Thanks for your interest
Neighbor 2: That’s what we're really interested in [laughing]
Covert: I wish I had real friends
(Adam gets another net called rejection)
Next scene sees Adam and Eve working form 5am to 10pm respectively covered now in nets, unable to operate, and unable to communicate very well.
Adam: I'm sure there's a better way to live than this
Eve: Have you seen the spice girls
Adam No, you've given me quite enough spice to last..
Eve: I'm going to have to spice up my life a bit. It’s just work, work, work
Adam Were only working eighteen hours, we could be working twenty-four so why are you complaining.
Eve: When did you have time to stop and say you loved me?
Adam That goes without saying
Eve: It's gone without saying
Adam: I want to be loved and you want to be loved so why don’t we search out love.
Eve: You mean you want to reject me
Adam: No, but I can't give you enough
Eve: I can't get enough
Adam I need more and you’re not giving me
Eve: Well if you stopped working for five seconds we could go out for the night
Adam: Stop. STOP. I can't stop, we've got obligations
Eve: We've got obligations to work, who got us in that mess
Adam Not me, it was you
Eve: Not me, you wrote the proposal
Adam Not me, you wanted the house
Eve: Not me, you wanted the house
Adam I hate you
Eve I HATE YOU
Adam I'm off to work
Eve: so am I
Adam At least I feel wanted at work
Eve At least I'm approved of at work
(Two more nets, rejection again for Adam, inadequacy for Eve.)