The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series)
Benares, January 1910 (1993)
Corey Carrier: Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr.
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Quotes
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Jiddu Krishnamurthi : Would you like to play?
Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : Sure. Wait a minute. I'm supposed to be studying.
Jiddu Krishnamurthi : So am I.
Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : Great!
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Jiddu Krishnamurthi : What is your name?
Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : Well, my parents call me Henry, but you can call me Indy.
Jiddu Krishnamurthi : Jiddu Krishnamurthi. This is my brother, Jiddu Nitya.
Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : You have the same first names?
[an Indian boy laughs]
Jiddu Krishnamurthi : Where are you from?
Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : New Jersey. I'm American.
Jiddu Krishnamurthi : Here we say the last names first.
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Miss Seymour : You learned how to play cricket?
Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : The pitcher's called a bowler and a curve balls' called a googly
Miss Seymour : Well, you did learn some cricket. Perhaps the afternoon wasn't a waste after all.
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Jiddu Krishnamurthi : I want you to think of something you want more than anything else in the world.
Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : I want... I want to live forever!
[they sit down under a tree]
Jiddu Krishnamurthi : But everybody has to die. You cannot live forever. How does that make you feel, Indy?
Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : I feel sad, I guess.
Jiddu Krishnamurthi : That is the answer to your question. You see, people want things they cannot have and that makes them sad and they suffer.
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Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. : [looking at a statue of Shiva] Why is he called the destroyer?
Jiddu Krishnamurthi : He sounds mean, doesn't he? But really, Shiva is a compasionate god, because in Hinduism, the destroyer of life is also the bringer of life. So what Shiva destroys, he renews and restores.