The wise, mystic John Doran (Scrubs), once said (Season 7, Episode 4):
"Its hard to own up to your shortcoming, for instance your own hypocrisy. But once you do own up you might find out that you really did make a difference."
Our culture, and as a result our churches, teach us to hide our shortcomings, and to present yourself as a strong and independent person, capable of taken on the world all by yourself. The truth is that were human, and faults and shortcomings are inherent in us all. So why do insist on hiding our own humanity, especially in the place where we are supposed to be the human? Why don't we own up to ourselves fully, and maybe JD is write we'll finally be able to make a difference.
Myself unholy, from myself unholy
To the sweet living of my friends I look--
Eye-gretting doves bright-counter to the rook,
Fresh brooks to salt sand-teasing waters shoaly:--
And they are purer, but alas! not soley
The unquestion'd readings of a blotless book.
And so my trust, confused, struck, and shook
Yields to the sultry siege of melancholy.
He has a sin of mine, he its near brother;
Knowing them well I can but see the fall.
This fault in one I found, that in another:
And so, though each have one while I have all,
No better serves me now, save best; no other
Save Christ: to Christ I look, on Christ I call
-Gerard Manley Hopkins
