Ethics, in my opinion is all about the "right" choice and I strongly believe that every human being should strive to make this "right" choice. Ironically though, I am a person who is eternally confused about what is right and what is wrong. For example, many a times I find myself trapped between "duty" and "welfare"; I don't understand whether I should do my duty even when the end is not good or whether I should sacrifice my duty for the sake of "welfare"; for "the greater good". I cant figure out what is right - "duty" or "greater good".
These are the moments when I remember Baby (Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing). I remember Baby ... for what she is ... for what I have always wanted to be. I remember her compassion and dutifulness to help Penny (Cynthia Rhodes) with abortion. I remember her steadfastness and defiance when her father wrongly forbids her to meet Johnny (Patrick Swayze) and his friends. I remember her selfless act of courage when she confesses to have spent a night with Johnny in order to clear him of charges of theft. I revel in the climactic elation of hearing the most famous lines - "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"; a reward for Baby's devotion towards the "right" choice, towards "duty". These reminiscences of a memorable heroine show me light in dark places. They reinforce my faith in "duty". They help me finding what is "right".
Baby has been the deus ex machina of my life till now. I just hope she continues to be so -Forever!
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