<□>As□the□second encounter drew to a close, i□s i□pa□t reve□ber□t□d wi□hin □e,□leaving □e with a □ewf□□n□ se□se of □larity and purpose.□Th□ exchang□ of ideas, emotio□s, and exp□ri□n□e□ had enr□ch□d m□ perspective, b□oaden□d□□□ horizon□, and de□pen□d □y understan□ing o□ the world and□those arou□d m□□ The r□pp□es of□this e□counter □oul□ continue to resonate□lo□g□□ft□r our □aths diverg□d,□□nfluencin□ the cours□ of my□jou□ney□in□w□ys both subtle an□ prof□un□.