As I was walking through the vendor room, there was a booth that caught my eye, mainly because there was an umbrella over it. I walked up and chatted with this guy named James. James was promoting a group called Brilliantly Mad. James stated that they promote social events by trying to spread positive vibrations and embracing the theory of balance and equilibrium in the universe.
For example, they will host sober events, some people show up drunk, and they are all happy about it. If they want to be sober, then great, they can be sober. James stated one of the philosophies of Brilliantly Mad was that they wanted a group where they don’t “police” anyone and what they believe. So, if someone wanted to become a Buddhist, then they would encourage that path, but if they came back saying that it was terrible, then they would encourage stating that they figured out it wasn’t good for them. That doesn’t mean, though, it would be good for someone else. When James found out I was a Christian, he got sad, invited me into the booth he was at, and gave me a temporary tattoo and a key, and after that, I left the booth..1.jpg)
The Truth:
James’ story really broke my heart because listening to his personal journey in getting into Brilliantly Mad was devastating, and as I said before, when he heard that I was a Christian, the conversation turned awkward, and then he gave me the key and the temporary tattoo. This post won’t be necessary about James’ story, but the philosophy about what he believes and Brilliantly Mad.
Brilliantly Mad is definitely, mad since it seems that their philosophy is that nothing is wrong, and nothing is right. But really, is that true? Can nothing be wrong, and nothing be right?
James 4:17 states, “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” Meaning if we know what is wrong and we decide to do what is wrong, then it would be considered a sin. In Genesis, God created the world and saw that it was good (Genesis 1:31). Now when Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, this caused them to disobey God, and sin entered the world. They knew it was wrong, and yet they decided to do what was wrong.
The thing is, since then, there has been a sense of morality: wrong is wrong, and right is right. So, to say that there is no right path and there is no wrong path is maddening and definitely wrong. I think about Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”. In some decisions, it's hard to go against the crowd. Sometimes, the easier path is to go with the flow and stay silent. Or there is the narrow path that says, “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).
That wrong is wrong, and right is actually right.