<□>As th□ second encounter □re□ to a close, □ts impac□ re□erberated within me,□leaving me with a□n□wfound sense o□ cla□it□ and pu□pose.□The exchange o□ ideas, emotions, □nd ex□e□iences had e□ric□e□ my persp□□□i□e, b□oad□□e□ my horiz□ns,□and deepen□d my□unders□a□ding of the□w□r□□ and □hose aro□nd me. The □i□p□es□of t□i□ encounter would continue to r□□o□a□e □ong □ft□r our paths□d□verged, influ□ncing□□he cour□e of my□journey in wa□s b□th subtle and profound.