When Brian was ten, he slipped from a small dam into a fast-moving river. Caught in an undertow, he lost all sense of direction and believed his life was ending.In the darkness, his life appeared in brief flashes—his mother’s face, his siblings, moments of love. He was drawn through a tunnel of light, filled with peace and belonging. At a boundary, he sensed he could not cross and return.A guardian presence told him his time was not yet finished. Brian was pulled back into his body, heard a voice telling him to stand, and was lifted from the water.He survived, forever changed, carrying a quiet certainty that his life was given back to him for a reason.