Everybody is sick of being told by boomers to pull up by bootstraps, etc. We also hear the same tired sayings, like buzzword mk ultra activation phrases, and our reaction is to cringe.

Nothing addresses our real problems. The answers we get to the destruction of the family and the despair in the dating market are just out of touch cringe platitudes from 40+ years ago.

I find that the world often has these trite, cliche platitudes, like "focus on yourself" or "be the person you would be happy with" etc. These particular platitudes aren't wrong per se but they're definitely cringe. Why are they cringe? Because they have shadows of the truth, but miss the mark. The Orthodox Church teaches us that we are fighting a war, day in and day out; that we are called to become holy. That only in the strength of the Omnipotent Master and Lover of mankind, can we ever hope to be healed of our sick fallen human nature. This is the true meaning of focusing on yourself. It's not some self-help platitude about acquiring more material things, more status. It's about your inner spiritual life, and the peace that is visible to other people when you allow Christ God to dwell within you.

Platitudes have no depth. Cringe is the recoiling from hypocrisy, from pride. When we cringe at people throwing platitudes at us, we cringe at their pride, because we are hungry for depth, for true wisdom.

The Savior of the World
The Christ (χριστός) (The Annointed One)
The Son of God
The Lord
The Great Existing One
The “I Am” (ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν) ( Ό ὦN )
The Great God
The Wonderful Counsellor
The Prince of peace
The Word, The Logos, of the Father
The Immaculate Icon of God
The Wisdom of God
The Power of God
The Righteous One
Our Righteousness
THE Man, the True Human Being
The Last Adam
THE Teacher
THE Prophet
The Great High Priest
The King of Kings
The Good Shepherd
The Lamb of God
The Servant of the Lord
The Suffering Servant of God
The Light of the world
The Judge of all men
The Way, the Truth, the Life
The Son of Righteousness
The Bread of life
The Resurrection
The Door
The True Vine
Our Peace
Our Comforter
The Redeemer
The Firstborn
The Bright Morning Star
The Alpha and the Omega
The True and Faithful Witness
The Older Brother
The Ultimate Friend
The Beginning and the End
The Holy Temple
The One Mediator between God and man
The Intercessor
The Pioneer and Protector of our faith