This is one of my favorite wrap-ups of the whole series.
Perceptions are a big deal, and our worldview is a very important thing. Sadly, the way we usually view the world is through the lens of me.
The lens of me is we only see how the world effects us. And I know, that’s the whole point of a show like Scrubs, to give J.D’s opinion and to see through his world. But more than just J.D., we all get caught up in seeing the world for ourselves. We see global issues from the perspective of how it affects me. Look at the national health care debate. The rallying cry for those opposed is “me.” How is this going to affect me? What about my costs? Where will my doctor be? How long will I have to wait?
All valid concerns. And I am not saying we shouldn’t ask these questions, I am just saying we tend to be self-centered. Elliot can’t see how she fits in because she’s is too busy focusing on the fact that she feels left out. Turk is tired of being seen and having his identity found solely in his skin color. J.D. is so focused on himself that he has no real idea what people think of him, even the good things.
A verse I have been coming back to over and over again is from John 3:30:
“He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.”
I am a very selfish person. Sometimes I find that my worldview is significantly smaller than I would like. And that’s why I come back to this verse.
What are you doing to become less, to be less selfish? What do you wish you were doing?
May we all be reminded that we are not the end all, be all, and may we work harder to make ourselves less, not so we can obtain some false sense of humility, but so that we may make Him more.
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