Email: Sidestepping naysayers [JB]

It doesn't surprise me that [she, from your story] is (basically) jealous and lazy. Those are symptoms of judgmental fundamentalists: They fear to face who they really are but don't want to work hard to change it. They're not happy with who they are -- so they try to change others -- and they want to take the easy way to everything. When she can't be happy for the blessings she already has, it's an indication she has been trained to think negatively and not positively about herself. It's not a healthy recipe.

I like your sense of humor! I call it "messing with people's minds." You proved you were larger than the situation by showing him how an artist can be deep, not just "flighty." Now he will think she is flaky!