It all started with a glance. I later met him by chance on an internet site and was instantly drawn. There's something magical about Cory. Something that's so deep within him, you have to work very hard to see itbut it's there, it's impossible to miss.

At first sight, he looks rather average. Blonde and a little on the short side, he looks just like that stranger you saw on the bus last weekperhaps it was him. It's his eyes that give him away though; bright crystal blue in color, offsetting the harsh black of the pupil. Beneath those eyes, hidden away from society and the judgment of the human race is another person. Another person who loves to talk and listen, a person whose mind is filled with "things that make other people's minds spin", as he once told me.

And it's true. The things he thinks about would make the typical person's mind spin. We went on in that conversation to discuss who and where God was, if we as humans have purpose on earth, the power of love, the size of our little world in the grand scheme of things, and the possibility of life "somewhere out there."

He's not you average guy once you get to know him. He lives by one word and one word alone: honor. Life is nothing without honor. He plays video games in his free time. He believes that our point on earth is to have no point. He's multi-talented in the musical department, playing the guitar, piano, saxophone, and singing when he can. He loves animals but has never ridden a horse. And he believes that nothing, not even the Lord himself, can separate or stop true love.

Aside from being deep, he has a sense of humor as well. During one of our conversations he quoted Albert Einstein. "Love, it seems is like a bridge. The bridge, if built well on the foundations of caring, honest, and loving mortar, will hold well against any feud of nature. Though there is but one thing that can take it all down. Doubt is the ultimate rival of love because it can single handedly tear the bridge down to nothing. It is like a crack in the bridge and with time will make it buckle and fall. There is only one cure to this deadly crack. To fill up with the mortar of true love." It was so true! I loved it the minute I heard it, but realized that I hadn't ever read it or heard it before. I quickly scanned my father's book of Einstein quotes for it and asked him where he had gotten it.

"Ohwell I pretty much just made it up."
"Excuse me?"
"Yeah, Einstein didn't really say anything like that, but it made me sound smart didn't it?"

It's moments like that when you can't help but laugh. He tangles you up in a meaningful conversation, and then proceeds to turn it around with a random comment, action, or quote. The best part though is the fact that he can make a judgment call as to when such a thing is appropriate, or when you just need someone to listen.

The most magnetizing thing about him is something one cannot explain on paper. There's a connection with him that makes you feel almost insane. You suddenly feel that you are able to tell him anything and everything about yourself, without the fear of being ostracized for who you really are. He accepts you for you and offers his advice when you need it most. He tells you the truth with no sugar coating whether you want to hear it or not. You can't escape his words, but for some reason, you don't want to.

All in all, Cory proves that what you see isn't always what you get. Judging books by their covers only lets you miss out on true meaning. Humans are the same way. You find the neatest people in the most unsuspected places. It's all in how you look at it. Or maybe you just need to look in their eyes.