The Dark Light Life

I guess that when a person is an alcoholic,
and is in denial about it, then they will cheerfully,
concur, without the first scintilla of repentance,
when quoting St Paul 1 Corinthians Ch 13 V 12,
where the much travelled saint writes....
'For now we see [life] through a glass darkly',
and equally they could recite the phrase the follows,
'But I shall know even as I am known' knowing
how popular they are with their friends in the pub.