I just came back from the B.I.G. Campus party with a whole load of acronyms in my mind. There’s just too many permutations to form with the letter B, followed by the words “In God”.

Then came the amazing time of my warm shower, and I’m always appalled at how every session makes me so reflective of things- and so it did came across my mind, together with a million of other thoughts that raced my mind; about weird Christians. Remembering how God calls us a weird & peculiar generation; and now tagging the word “weird” with “in God”, now forms a whole new acronym: WIG.

That, probably  sounds pretty weighted on the negative side- but as I pondered on what I thought could be a cynical perception; its kinda reflective of how sometimes Christians are labeled. Pretentious, fake, over-happy, full of ulterior motives; and always projecting a false sense of perfection.

Its pretty hard for one to set up a line of defense for that, don’t you think? Not unless one can define their demand of being “real”, and being completely sure of what they mean is what they really want. While its easier for people to accept others if they could see & know them as real persons individually; breaking general perceptions and painting broad strokes of how Christians are, are almost as futile as animal activists trying to make people believe every chicken has a soul and shouldn’t be slaughtered for human consumption.

I’m thinking; that perhaps, maybe thats it. perhaps things will always remain as that. That being weird, in God; has a certain kind of “fakeness” connotation to it, no matter how noble the intentions will be. Consider how wigs are made. as advanced human technology has become, isn’t it amazing how every wig is still constructed with perfection, and nobody has ever designed a wig that is intentionally flawed just to simulate natural hair?  Why do wig makers design perfect hair, and why do people buy it knowing that perfection will somehow give away their baldness?

I observe a different kind of fakeness in life. Unlike the general perception of wigs, make-up, is something that is a very accepted publicly. In fact; when done right, no matter how much everybody knows its a fake representation of beauty, will remain aesthetically pleasing. And this mindset stands on the basis that because everybody does it, its ok.

Not unless, someone with makeup gets more attention than you do.

I conclude that the problem of us, is that really, we don’t have a problem about being fake. We just have a problem about anyone that makes us feel less of who we are or could be; and anything that reminds us of our own flawed nature becomes detestable. We usually shun away from things that somehow remind us that we’re not alright.. right? I know I have a tendency to do that.

Suppose that, in the grand scale of how things are before the fall of man- everybody has hair. and that hair, in which many cultures consider it a the crown of glory of a man; is lost when man sinned. Now everybody is in a way, shamed by “baldness”.

Then comes the time where a person becomes a christian when he’s given a “wig” in form of the reflection of perfection. A taste of heaven; experiencing the freedom, joy and unexplainable goodness we’re once made to have. Too good to be true? definitely.

There’s no way to make it look “natural”. In fact, people who are convinced, have their perceptions shifted rather than their definitions answered. Somehow; it just takes one to turn around and face what they don’t like to be reminded of.

Crudely put, that we’re all bald, in some way. every christian somehow has a “wig”, and one can choose to take it off anytime to blend in the normal crowd. but those who put it on; are those that would risk to be judged by those who wouldn’t want to be reminded, or to actively persuade others into the promise that in this life; while outwardly our flesh is wasting away- inwardly; we look forward where all the old is gone, and the new that comes- we taste the glory of what was meant to be. (paraphrased, in the form of “natural hair”).

I feel that this simile itself to describe the gospel gives it a darker shade compared to how Jesus calls us as light of the world (and thats why the Bible is, obviously the best way to digest the simple truth). Its an idea in a process of trying to explore the complexities through the shades of gray we try to define in life. But in general, this could be quite unnecessary knowledge.

ha.