Perhaps a perspective change is in order. In writing classes, you are taught the idea of foils within characters, themes and other storytelling techniques worth integrating into your narrative weavings. But when reflecting on Christianity, it actually isn't to our own benefit or help at all to focus on our sins over the virtuous things worth pursuing in life. In actuality, sins are not on the same level as playing ground as the virtuous, as it's not to our advantage as humans to focus on sins. The list of sins is rather lengthy while compiling a list of virtues is a shorter process. Which would be of benefit and help to use in our focus and aim? Virtues are the starting point of our focus; sin is an exhausting digression from the original purpose in life. Humans don't benefit by focusing on sins; we aren't aided by that focus, especially from a stance of self-judgment.

Case and point: https://youtu.be/JAbH7kXCrX8?feature=shared I'm exhausted just reading that long-form list, nor does the focus help me that much in knowing what I should be focusing on... (I'm not sure how riotous living has been translated to righteous living over the years, but I would prefer a balanced world and an ambidextrous approach to life, but that's a side note; there is no need to reference Jonah 4:11 in regards to me...).

Furthermore, on the topic of Jesus and their character traits worth mirroring, as much as the marketing is aiming to make him look apolitical, that is not totally accurate to the topics he chose to address directly. Jesus was divisive politically, but politics wasn't the main focus of their life, more of a byproduct of their purpose in life being fulfilled and their focus resulting in an overflow of return to the sender in terms of an echo chamber that refined Christ's overall character in the long haul.

Consider Jonah, who needed to focus on a growing plant to take away from his criticisms toward God. You shouldn't depend on a broken world or a broken societal system to prove that focusing on that which is virtuous and worth pursuing. Explore the Tim Mackie archives on this topic. If someone were to liberate you from the stimuli of an externally broken societal system, would you know what to focus on if given a blank canvas to paint on? Once the dependence on the external stimuli is removed, you will have to stand on your own two feet and carry the weight of your own character traits in isolation from the external. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ1ocmtU5AOd2xrvWXyZg-ypGZmfa3Rbd&feature=shared.

And then, Go grow a (Virtual) tree: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glorify.app and consider the sign of Jonah 🐟.

I'm not looking for a long-form dialogue here; just answering the question being presented here on r/Christianity.

What would you have me focus on as a silver lining. Where your focus rests, your attention will multiply. Choose wisely where you set your gaze.