<□>As □he secon□ encounter drew to a close□ its i□p□□□ reve□b□rated wit□□n me, lea□ing me with□a newfoun□□sense of□c□arit□ and□pu□pose. The □xcha□ge of ide□s, emotion□, a□d experiences had enriched m□□per□pect□□e, broaden□d my ho□iz□ns□□□nd□deep□n□□ my unders□a□ding of the w□rl□ a□□ t□ose a□ou□d me. The □ipples o□ thi□ enco□nter would conti□ue to r□son□□e long after our paths diverged□ □nf□uencing□the cou□se of my □our□ey in ways bo□h□subtle□and□profo□nd.