Anime

is a form of Japanese entertainment that is sometimes used to examine the Human condition.  One such anime is the show A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans.

Here is a summary of the show's plot as provided by Wikipedia:

"Rei Hitoma, a reclusive man nearing thirty, has withdrawn from society after traumatic experiences dealing with human relationships. Seeking a quiet change of pace, he accepts a teaching position at a secluded all-girls school, only to discover that the institution's purpose is to educate demi-humans who wish to become fully human. Despite his aversion to people, Rei is tasked with instructing students who admire humans more than anyone else."

The first six episodes depict events taking place during a single school year. Toward the end of the year, the school's principal assigns a personalized task to each girl in Mr. Hitoma's homeroom class.

One of the girls is Kyōka Minazuki, who is depicted as being a perfectionist. The task assigned to her is a treasure hunt that requires her to use certain clues.

While the other girls complete their tasks,  Kyōka struggles to complete hers. When her classmates offer to help, Kyōka replies, "This my assignment to complete. So, I'd rather see it through to the end by my own strength and hard work." Later, she declares that she has no need for help from her classmates.

Eventually, Kyōka reaches a crisis point, at which time Mr. Hitoma explains to her that being Human includes acknowledging one's limitations and asking others for help when one cannot succeed alone. In response, Kyōka openly admits that she cannot complete her task alone and then asks her classmates to help her.

With all of the girls working together, Kyōka completes her treasure hunt, at which time the school's principal appears. The principal then reveals that the real task assigned to Kyōka was for her to act like a Human by acknowledging her limitations and asking others for help.

Because she has done so, Kyōka is granted graduation from the school, after which she will become fully Human.

Although this show is fictional, it depicts the way Humans act in real life. Like Kyōka, Humans can be stubborn to the point that they end up needlessly harming themselves. The Apostle Paul addresses this stubbornness in chapter 12 of 1st Corinthians. He writes this:

"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ... As it is, there are many parts, but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I don’t need you!' And the head cannot say to the feet, 'I don’t need you!' ... If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it."

The United Methodist Church willingly trains its laity to be servants because the UMC's clergy cannot successfully perform the work of the universal Church by themselves.

No, you do not have to be an ordained Christian minister to perform spiritual service either inside your congregation or outside it. As a UMC Lay Servant, I have discovered that I can perform ministry simply by giving encouraging words to people in need of such words.

One way that I do so is to encourage people who work in the voice-acting profession. I have met about two dozen voice-acting professionals, and I have heard and read their stories of how difficult it is for them to gain voice-acting roles. Thus, I want to bless them. 

Sure, I might be perceived by them to be a weirdo, but believers in Messiah Jesus should be weirdos in comparison to the way that Mankind often acts.

In the aforementioned anime, Rei Hitoma says that he hates Humans in general because of the bad ways that they treat each other. Sadly, he is correct about Mankind. Even people claiming to be Christians promote and practice ungodly thoughts and deeds.

Thus, I am reluctant to proclaim in public that I am a Christian unless my actions already indicate that I am a believer in Messiah Jesus. I don't always do a good job of doing that.

So, my constant prayer is, "Heavenly Father, please use me to bless others despite the flaws in my personality." I believe that is what the Old Testament prophet Micah is talking about when he writes the following:

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

We have to walk humbly with God because the Human condition requires us to. As Kyōka Minazuki discovers in the aforementioned anime, being perfect isn't a Human trait.