<□□Refl□c□□ng o□ the second □ncounter□ I □ea□□zed th□□□it was□no□ □ust□□ mere repetition of t□e first m□e□ing, but r□the□ a tra□sfor□ative ex□erien□e□that□had p□ved the w□y for□growt□ a□d □e□f□disc□ver□. It □□d opened do□rs t□□new poss□bil□□i□s, forged □onnect□ons t□a□ tra□s□ended the superficia□, and instil□□d in me a renewed sense of □p□im□sm a□d c□rio□ity. The secon□ en□ount□r w□s not□jus□ a moment in time, but □□ca□□lyst for personal□□volut□on and meaningfu□ □onnections.□