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Every five seconds, someone lives.

And every eight seconds, someone dies.

And every second in between,

we're here

or here

time...

they say that time is lost in memory.

We cannot touch, see or control time.

We are essentially prisoners in this fourth dimension.

And one day,

all of this will be gone.

Yet, for some reason,

we don't seem to care too much

and would rather fight each other.

The truth is...

we are not really here for that long.

And for the majority of us, we only get one chance

at all of this.

Why?

The question that has plagued the human mind since the birth of the world.

What is all this about?

Who am I

and how did we all get here?

I find it interesting that everything seems so strange to us.

If we look at a word too long,

if we really think too much,

It already doesn't make sense.

How strange is everything?

We float on a giant water-covered ball in the middle of nothing.

Why is it so strange?

Why does it seem so weird?

What are we comparing this to?

I want honest answers here, people. Right now.

The question is of course the ultimate one:

"Why are we here?"

I know what I think.

I wanna hear what you all think.

Jennifer?

- The bible has all the answers for me, Mr. Wertz.

Thank you.

Finally some truth in this room.

I wanna hear something new for once. Something

totally different.

Raise your hands, people.

Dennis? - Mathematically speaking,

we're most likely a microscopic molecule in an atom that--- that

makes up something a lot larger than we can comprehend.

If we add time to the equation.

We could-- we could be making up the dirt on the bottom of the universal sizes

elephant that--that has taken one step in our galaxy's lifetime.

- That's very interesting, Dennis. And is this your truth?

- It just seems to make sense to me.

You know? We used to think that inside an atom was a

couple of nuclei. Now we've discovered an entire cosmos.

The--the solar system itself resembles the interior rotation of an atom anyway.

Science has to play a part in all of this.

Take your pants off and prove it!

- Please, please... ladies and gentlemen, please.

Anyone else?

What do you think?

Aidan,

what do you think?

I... I believe in the unknown.

I don't know. I don't think we'll ever know the answer to that question.

So you believe in nothing?

- Oh, belief and reality are two different things.

Well, what about when you die?

- When I die? - All of us.

Well, let me ask you , Jennifer.

What happens when you die?

Heaven...

or hell.

Dennis?

- That universal sized elephant just keeps on walking.

OK... OK.

Now, please, Aidan.

- We've all been dead a lot longer than we've been alive.

- OK now down to business. Ladies and

gentlemen, please take out your papers.

Officially,

exclusively and mathematically

this is your final Philosophy exam for the term this semester and the year.

Unfortunately, the remainder of your possible careers finals to this point.

So, if you feel you're not ready,

bad luck. You have four and a half hours, starting now.

Good luck. See you in the future.

Hello.

What?

- You're gonna listen to me very carefully.

Don't go to the Ritz East Gate motel.

What is that supposed to mean?

Don't go to the East Gate motel.

Stay away.

Wait!

Wait--wait a minute!

So... Sarah...

-Haven't heard of her. It's open!

Uh... She's pretty cute.

- Really? - She's got it going on.

- How? - I don't know.

Hey, how was your exam?

- Alright, she's cute. You just... are you gonna talk to to me about her?

- Oh, what's cute about her? - Uh...

She's chubby, she's funny... - Are you OK?

I'm having...

running round and round just doing finals stuff and...

- Did you just say that she's chubby and that's what you love about her?

- Yeah. - That's odd? That's...

- She lost so much weight, so. - She was sweet, wasn't she?

- I'm taking my bike after the exam and someone

came up to me and it was... me, like...

- You? - My clothes, my face,

my voice, everything. - Were you standing in front of a girl?

- Was it like a cousin or relative or something that you didn't...

- At first I thought it was a joke, but then...

when I actually looked it freaked me out.

- Are you on drugs?-Are you sure you want me to...

- He said "Don't go to the Ritz East Gate Motel."

How? Are you gonna do it for me?

- I hate to... - I just don't see why...

- What? - Why would he say that?

Don't go in the Ritz East Gate Motel?

- Yeah. - What's going on down there?

Hello Gran.

I've seen you before.

Yeah. Something like that.

Hello?

Yeah, who else?

Yes. Middle name?

Uh, it's Sal.

Listen man, I gotta go.

- How was your exam? - Yeah, it was fine, just fine.

Fingers crossed.

What's the matter?

Something... happened this morning.

- Are you in trouble? - No, nothing like that, just...

something weird happened.

I saw something I can't explain and....

does our family have a history of mental illness,

depression, paranoia,

hallucinations?

A golf ball

drowned your grandfather, you know? - Yes, I know, Gran.

Wish I could see him again.

Your great-grandmother had diabetes, there is a history of cancer, and

both was too, in the men.

What does Lauren think?

Oh, nothing.

- When are you two gonna get married?

I don't know, grandma. Soon, maybe.

But first

I want great-grandchildren and I want to be at the wedding, but not in that order.

OK.

So, nothing brain related?

I just wanna make sure it's not all just... in my head.

Isn't everything just

in your head?

Will you read to me?

Yeah, sure.

What shall we read?

The four swans

where did we stop?

I'm at the beginning.

It's a good place.

Can I help you? Aidan.

Hey, Lauren.

What are you doing here?

I'm sorry. I didn't know you worked here.

How's things?

Things are good.

How's your shift going?

It's fine. Good.

Are you here for something?

This is gonna sound strange.

Have I been here before?

- I don't know. Shouldn't you know that?

- I know it sounds weird, but have you seen me here

before? Like someone who looks a lot like me?

Uh, I don't think so. I...

E... everything alright here?

Yeah, it's fine.

- He said "Don't go to the Ritz East Gate Motel."

Well, here I am.

Yeah...

That's an interesting story.

And I don't know whether I should believe a word of it.

- That makes two of us. - Don't you mean two of you?

So what are you doing now?

Nothing. Nothing much. Just working.

Just working?

So you work, you go home and you do absolutely nothing?

- No. I do things. - And?

And I'm doing a painting course.

Painting? Really?

Finally. - Yeah.

And how's your grandma?

She's OK.

Uh... we had to put her in a home, pretty much.

Just after we broke up. - Oh...

OK...