Doogie Howser 1.5

The Short Goodbye

There comes a time when we want our freedom. Especially when we are making our own money, and making decisions that will save a person's life. This is the case with our recurring guest, Doogie Howser. He wants a new car, not wanting to continue driving the station wagon (I am jealous!). Also, case in point, Doogie makes $28,000 a year! As a doctor, he should know he's getting ripped off and go after the hospital rather than his parents. Deciding to move out, he gets to work finding a new place, which he figures out is harder than he thought.

Meanwhile, a very popular singer is wrestling with a surgery on her voice she needs to have. She is petrified of the repercussions, and not feeling comfortable with the possible outcome. The hospital is in a frenzy trying to handle the security getting ready for Charmaigne the Lady Gaga of Eastman. Vinnie--very antsy to meet Charmaigne--poses as Doogie so he can meet the ever popular pop star.

Vinnie gets the opportunity examine her and check her heart, but he isn't quite sure where her heart is (he's mesmerized!).
At one point, he has to explain why he is not getting the right place for her heart:

"Well, sometimes when the heart moves, you can get a different perspective..."

Isn't that true? We have certain convictions or beliefs that we believe and live by, and then something happens. Maybe we start hanging around different people, perhaps our favorite TV show starts issuing an agenda that contradicts our convictions, or maybe we just stop caring. During that time, we do get a new perspective. We see what could happen, or we see how another person sees it, but we also can see why we posed that standard in our lives to begin with. Yes, we can get a new perspective, but it doesn't mean that it's the best perspective. We don't have to accept that measure for our lives. Sometimes, it takes a new way of looking at things to bring us back to our main point.

Just like Charmaigne.

Just like Doogie.

Doogie sees eventually that the life he had with his parents was just what he needed for this point in his life. Charmaigne sees that she needs this surgery no matter the cost for her health and future. Both see things from a different perspective and learn how to handle issues with the heart.

They learn from each other.