“A Small Light for the Night”

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25/11/25

As the day folds itself and slips into evening, a small light stays with us — not the one in a lamp, but the one inside.
It is the light that remembers what went right today, even if the list is short.

Some people are returning home now.
Some are leaving for work.
Some are alone with the night, and some are surrounded by voices.
Different lives, different clocks — but the same longing for a little peace.

Tonight, don’t measure the day.
Don’t count wins.
Just hold one calm thought in your hands:
“You did what you could today.”

Let that be enough.
Rest gently.
The world can wait until tomorrow.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah

Guwahati , Assam , India