(Still) Seeking answers to four questions regarding your relationship with Classics

Dear Colleagues and Professors,

Last week, I sent you all a message about a small book I was trying to
compile, essentially a "Why study Classics?" with first-person answers.
Some people asked me for a few more days, and so I'll be collecting new
answers until *friday, the 5th of July, midday GMT.*

If you're willing to kindly share your answers with me, please remember
that your identity can be kept anonymous if you wish. Your answers will be
used to (potentially) inspire other future students, and I'll also send
you, at the end, a PDF file with all the answers I've been collecting. My
questions, as before, are the following ones:

"1- What led you to study Classics?
2- What is the most unexpected thing you learned through your study in
Classics?
3- What impact did studying Classics have in your life?
4- If you could recommend a single book or article to other readers, what
would it be, and why?"

Is anyone else interested in participating? So far, I've collected a bit
over 25 answers from all over the world, and the more I can gather, the
more useful this resource will be.

Sincerely,
Miguel Abrantes

P.S.- Sorry about the potential cross post!