“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” –Alexander Pope. I’ve always looked at this quote from the vantage point of one that has been wronged. I figured what it was saying is the importance for forgive of one’s flaws because, hey, we’ve all got them. But then reality forced me to take another look. You see, I, at least, like to think that Pope was speaking of more than the outside world when he said these famous words. Instead, maybe he was speaking of himself. You see we all have flaws, that’s obviously stated, so are only the flaws of those around you subject to divine forgiveness?
Alright, what I’m really getting at here in this ramble of philosophical garbage is that it is as important, if not more important, to forgive yourself for your own flaws. See, to most people, the idea of a flaw comes with such a negative connotation that those inside our own character have been hidden to such a depth of our consciousness that sometimes we don’t even realize that they are there. But why? I commonly subscribe, and I will never be shy to defend this, to the idea that people are good at the core and that it is the choices they make that makes them go bad. So if all people are born good, and flaws are a part of life, can they really be that bad that they must be suppressed beyond personal recognition?
Now don’t get me wrong, flaws aren’t good things, but they’re a part of everyone’s life. The healthiest way I can figure dealing with them is to simply accept them. Once you have recognized and totally accepted your flaws, you can now work around them. For instance, I know for a fact that if I’m not made to, I will procrastinate. So basically, I have now set up fool proof ways to force me to do what needs to get done. And if this effects friendships of whatever, if they’re not committed enough to accept your flaws, they’re not friends worth having. “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” So forgive yourself. Trust me, it’s worth it.
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