I still remember in 2018 when I served a hot meal for the first time to someone experiencing homelessness. It was a cold morning in San Jose, and I stood behind a folding table, ladling steaming rice and curry into compostable trays. The man in front of me smiled, nodded, and said, “Thank you.” That moment changed me. I had come to volunteer thinking I was there to help others. But in that instant, little did I realize that I was being transformed.