A Journey toward Love and Acceptance was the essay that interested and moved me the most. The author is Greg Chapman and the essay he wrote is about growing up in a society where being gay isn’t “okay”. In the essay he talks about finding and accepting everything about yourself, even if others can’t accept you. He also touches on the topics of wanting to follow his religion and how keeping his secret hidden drove him into a deep depression.
This essay interested me the most because in our society it still isn’t completely “okay” to be gay. Same-sex marriage has been legal in the United States since June 26, 2015 and legal in other countries such as Spain, Canada, and France along with many other countries for many years. But, people still have …show more content…
In the essay it states; “I drove myself into a deep depression. I remember my bible group talking about how they kicked someone out for refusing to stop being gay. My blood chilled and my heart hiccupped. I remember my family asking what was wrong with me. Why wasn’t I dating? My sense of being less than fully human festered. I stopped going to church. I gave up on ever being loved.” Those sentences from the essay made me realize a lot. They made me realize that the smallest things can really tear people apart; emotionally and mentally.They also made me realize that if you hold things in, it can lead you a dark, extremely unhealthy mental state, which can alter your life in huge ways. Also, in the essay it states; “I started to love myself and believe the Divine did so as well. As that belief strengthened through the repetition of the story, I began to love others, and I was loved back. The racism I grew up with faded. The more I loved myself, the more beauty I saw in everyone else. The more I healed, the more I viewed the Bible and all of our great myths told by others, and I looked more and more to my heart to find the right one for me.” In conclusion, this essay interested and moved me for many
This essay interested me the most because in our society it still isn’t completely “okay” to be gay. Same-sex marriage has been legal in the United States since June 26, 2015 and legal in other countries such as Spain, Canada, and France along with many other countries for many years. But, people still have …show more content…
In the essay it states; “I drove myself into a deep depression. I remember my bible group talking about how they kicked someone out for refusing to stop being gay. My blood chilled and my heart hiccupped. I remember my family asking what was wrong with me. Why wasn’t I dating? My sense of being less than fully human festered. I stopped going to church. I gave up on ever being loved.” Those sentences from the essay made me realize a lot. They made me realize that the smallest things can really tear people apart; emotionally and mentally.They also made me realize that if you hold things in, it can lead you a dark, extremely unhealthy mental state, which can alter your life in huge ways. Also, in the essay it states; “I started to love myself and believe the Divine did so as well. As that belief strengthened through the repetition of the story, I began to love others, and I was loved back. The racism I grew up with faded. The more I loved myself, the more beauty I saw in everyone else. The more I healed, the more I viewed the Bible and all of our great myths told by others, and I looked more and more to my heart to find the right one for me.” In conclusion, this essay interested and moved me for many