Creative Response letter

Dear Stan Lenard,
It seems to me that you can’t find peace within yourself and with the environment around you. You seem to be very indecisive and don’t know in what direction to head to. I know you don’t like gay bars and you try to fit in the straight bars but isn’t it time for you to accept who you are before people can accept you. You don’t want your family to know because you feel that they will be hurt by your news but it’s also not right to keep lying and trying to pretend you’re something that you’re not. They might not take it in a good way at first but it’s better than them not knowing. I think that they will accept how you are since they are your family.
I’m sure that in your teen years, you were picked on and looked down at because you were “different” but high school is filled with immature kids that are ignorant. I applaud you for sticking throughout the teasing and the pain that I’m sure you went through. Some people can’t handle being tormented for being different and do drastic things such as suicide or try to hurt themselves. By doing that, they’re not helping themselves; they’re just increasing the pain within themselves.
Loneliness is something that everyone fears in their life. It doesn’t only happen to people that have a different sexual orientation than others. I’m sure everyone can find someone in their lives that can be their better half. As you mentioned, some homosexuals are too worried about their appearance but “beauty” isn’t on the outside only. Sometimes people that are too preoccupied with their appearance, miss out on what is really important, the inside. A person can be the most beautiful human being in the world but it doesn’t mean that they are good people. It’s good that you don’t fall into the pretentious lifestyle that some people have now.
I think the one thing we have in common is the whole idea you have of religion. I might not agree on all of your ideas or opinions but I think we can agree on the basic things. I don’t think it’s right for the Catholic Church to pretend that Catholics are the best people in the world. My teacher told me a joke once that went like this. A guy died and went to heaven. He was a Protestant who lived an honest life. Once he entered heaven, an angel toured him around until they reached the end. There was a wall that seemed to block any way of getting to the other side of it. When the Protestant asked his guide what was on the other side, the angel replied,”It’s the Catholics. Shh, they think they’re the only ones here.” It might not be the best joke but in a way, it holds the truth in some ways. Well, I don’t want to start a big debate but I do think everyone should be entitled to their own opinions and beliefs.
I think that if you try to accept new people into your life then you will eventually be happier than you are now. You’re living in a world where you shut out some people in your life or hide from others just so they don’t know who you really are. Once you stop hiding your true self, I think you can achieve happiness in your life.