Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom begins with the title character being up for anything as long as he will achieve "fortune and glory". When Indie is asked, or rather told, by the head of the village to go to Pankot Palace and retrieve the stone that had been stolen, Indie does it only because he realizes the stone's value to himself. He does not believe that the stone was the source of life for the village.
Once Indie sees the stone's power at work and even experiences it himself, he starts to believe in it. This new found belief is what saves him on the bridge.
When Indie is hanging on the bridge with Mola Ram, his only hope is his belief in the stone's power. Throughout his journey, he has seen what the stones can do, and he developed a belief in something more powerful than himself. He no longer dismisses the villagers' desire to have the stone back because he knows how powerful it really is. Indie surrenders himself to the power of the stone, trusting it will save him, and he is right. The stone catches fire and Mola Ram falls to his death.
To complete his journey, Indiana Jones returns to the village with the stone and the children as he was supposed to. Willie asks him why he returned the stone instead of putting it in a museum, and his answer shows that he has changed in his journey. He took others into consideration before himself. Although, he also says that he will keep looking for "fortune and glory" which shows that there is more to his transformation to come.
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