Meet Cory
Cory is 56
He was very close to his brother
His brother died tragically
Since then, he would go into anxiety when ever he was alone, contemplating the solitude
He was introduced to a 16 year old girl
She ended up adoring him
They both love "hanging out" together
When she is around, he forgets about his lost brother and times are spent running, playing, walking in the park...
When she spends time with him, she bubbles with energy, no longer shy, offers help to others....
According to her mom, she is a different person with Cory
According to his caregiver, Cory no longer goes into anxiety when left at home.....(chewing on wood)
The two are inseparable, together the happiness exudes to unsuspecting people caught observing the two together
There is sense of calm that takes over when you play the part of observer to the unlocked love between these two lives
Like the plume of smoke from a nuclear bomb, you can feel love when these two pause( in one of the terminals of San Antonio International Airport), kids ask to come over to pet Cory, adults stop and watch the kids, more crowds start to form seeing a large gathering...
The dynamics of what ensues is amazing, I witnessed the same parents of the first kids start to smile (a few seconds before, the dad was told the flight was overbooked and they could not fly together)
I was also told my family couldn't sit together and although I had thoughts of child predators sitting next to my precious cargo, the longer I observed Cory melting the hearts of this previous zombie circle, the more I was reassured this flight was full of people that cared and someone would give up their seat for me (and someone did!!)
I watched some in the crowd smile, some start to tell jokes, a few of the stoic adults placed their bags on the floor and sat down to pet Cory as well....I even witnessed two people exchanging pictures on their phones of pets they owned....
Cory, his 16yr old companion and her mom lingered enough to change the dynamic of more than 51% of the people at United Airlines Gate 1 that day
Cory got his belly scratched and received love, the kids gave love, the bystanders witnessed love being exchanged.....there was an explosion of positive energy that overcame the majority of the travelers on that flight
What had changed that day?- the flight was still overbooked, delayed and heading to a snow covered Chicago.....but my interpretation of the time was through the eyes of empathy and not anger
All this because a 16 year old girl had the feeling years ago that what she shared with her 8 year old (dog years) pet could potentially be of service to others.
Cory is 56
He was very close to his brother
His brother died tragically
Since then, he would go into anxiety when ever he was alone, contemplating the solitude
He was introduced to a 16 year old girl
She ended up adoring him
They both love "hanging out" together
When she is around, he forgets about his lost brother and times are spent running, playing, walking in the park...
When she spends time with him, she bubbles with energy, no longer shy, offers help to others....
According to her mom, she is a different person with Cory
According to his caregiver, Cory no longer goes into anxiety when left at home.....(chewing on wood)
The two are inseparable, together the happiness exudes to unsuspecting people caught observing the two together
There is sense of calm that takes over when you play the part of observer to the unlocked love between these two lives
Like the plume of smoke from a nuclear bomb, you can feel love when these two pause( in one of the terminals of San Antonio International Airport), kids ask to come over to pet Cory, adults stop and watch the kids, more crowds start to form seeing a large gathering...
The dynamics of what ensues is amazing, I witnessed the same parents of the first kids start to smile (a few seconds before, the dad was told the flight was overbooked and they could not fly together)
I was also told my family couldn't sit together and although I had thoughts of child predators sitting next to my precious cargo, the longer I observed Cory melting the hearts of this previous zombie circle, the more I was reassured this flight was full of people that cared and someone would give up their seat for me (and someone did!!)
I watched some in the crowd smile, some start to tell jokes, a few of the stoic adults placed their bags on the floor and sat down to pet Cory as well....I even witnessed two people exchanging pictures on their phones of pets they owned....
Cory, his 16yr old companion and her mom lingered enough to change the dynamic of more than 51% of the people at United Airlines Gate 1 that day
Cory got his belly scratched and received love, the kids gave love, the bystanders witnessed love being exchanged.....there was an explosion of positive energy that overcame the majority of the travelers on that flight
What had changed that day?- the flight was still overbooked, delayed and heading to a snow covered Chicago.....but my interpretation of the time was through the eyes of empathy and not anger
All this because a 16 year old girl had the feeling years ago that what she shared with her 8 year old (dog years) pet could potentially be of service to others.
