Scrubs

I've been watching a ton of Scrubs recently and I have to say it's my favorite TV show. My film professor told us that everything we see in movies and TV is scripted, so describing them as "real" or "realistic" isn't all that accurate. Honestly though, screw what he said. Real isn't a concept that needs to be dissected under a microscope. Anything that resonates with you is real to you. To me Scrubs is realistic and the situations presented are so incredibly well written I oftentimes wish I could be inside Sacred Heart making memories with the actors.

The episode I just finished watching ended with JD narrating as Elliot left with Sean. Earlier in the episode she had asked JD to remember that he is supposed to be her friend.

I guess somewhere along the way while JD was falling in love with Elliot he forgot that they had started out simply as friends. Obviously watching the person you love be somewhere else and with someone else is just plain awful, but at the end of the episode JD remembers what he has to do.

"Sometimes, well sometimes you just have to do what's right for your friend. Even if it means sacrificing your own happiness. When it comes down to it, you just have to be proud of the decision you make." 

Before you can love someone you have to befriend them. Which means that your first loyalty to them isn't as a lover but as a friend. Sometimes it's hard to do that.

I guess what you have to do in that sort of situation it be a tiny bit less selfish. You have to put aside your own feelings and emotions and do what your friend needs you to do. Sometimes your friend will need you to talk them down from the ledge, sometimes they'll need you to stand up for them, sometimes they'll need you to just listen, and sometimes they might need you to leave them alone.

And while sometimes it seems unfair and hard to do, if you love them as a friend, or as whatever you claim to love them as, you'll be able to do it.

NP: Gone, Gone, Gone- Phillip Phillips