there is no “exact same spot”
richard linklater in dream is destiny describes life as a spiral and offers a keen observation:
you don’t want to come back to this exact same spot, but you can’t help it through life. it’s a spiral. you know? you kind of come back to a new spot. you’re farther down the line, but you’re in a similar position.
you return to similar emotional coordinates, but never as the same person. what feels like going in circles is actually movement with memory.