Indy - A Role Model

I know I'm showing my age when I talk about Indiana Jones (or Indy as his friends call him) but believe me you that he's one of the most successful celluloid heroes to come out of tinsel town. I watched his movies while growing up and he has never failed to deliver the right mix of action, fun, humour and even a dash of romance. What is interesting about Indy is that he's both a romantic and a cynic, which I suspect most of us are too. Its okay if we hover between the 2 extremes. The risk is that we may become so cynical that we no longer dare to take the plunge.

In a way, we should try to be like Indy. Despite being betrayed and shot at by so-called friends, he has never failed to trust again. In fact, I sometimes wonder if he's a tad naive. How can anyone be in his position, i.e., stranded in some strange land or caught up in some heinous conspiracy, trust anyone so easily. And we're not talking about beautiful ladies only, which I suppose you could excuse him since he's only human. He seemed to have no problems trusting both sexes, until of course they turned around and double crossed him. While we may not want to be so gullible, we can still learn a thing or two from Indy. He never let those who betrayed him get on his nerves for very long. Once he's done fighting his way out of the tricky situation that his recently acquired foe has landed him, he's well on his way to another treasure. And of course to knowing another "friend" or two.

While Indy's met many fake friends, he's also gotten to know a few true ones, even if they're sometimes his spurned lovers ; ) Like most heroes, his most staunch supporters tend to be those who swoon over him and who go weak in the knees. But he's no James Bond who's always able to bed whoever he wants to. He's more like your adventurous boy-next-door who knows his treasure and history, especially as they come together in some mysterious and magical artifact. Maybe its because of this that he's able to trust so easily. Deep down inside, he's still very much a boy, which explains his child-like approach to friends and foes alike.

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