It was November 21st, the Day of the Christian Family — that bright yet gentle holiday that carries a feeling of inner gathering, of invisible kinship, of a home not built from walls but from presences. The afternoon was calm, slightly tired, and I — even more tired. My eyes were burning after long hours in front of the computer; my gaze had begun to see the world as a flat screen, and my thoughts moved heavily, uncertainly, as if someone had locked them into a narrow space. And so — more out of inertia than desire — I decided to go out for a walk. I needed to unwind, to air out my mind, to let my eyes touch real light, not the bluish glow of the monitor. I wasn’t expecting much. I simply followed the familiar path through the neighborhood, the way one sometimes follows one’s own breathing — quietly, without a plan, hoping that something inside will fall into place. And then, almost imperceptibly, a feeling arose in me — the sense of something inexplicable, something approaching...