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Date: 23/12/2025
Before the phone lights up.
Before the news decides the mood.
Before someone needs an answer from you.
There is a small pocket of time that still belongs to us.
As a child, this hour passed unnoticed.
Now it feels rare.
I stood near the window today, doing nothing useful.
Just watching a stray dog stretch like the day owed him comfort.
No ambition entered the room.
No guilt followed.
That felt honest.
If you can protect even five minutes of this quiet,
you don’t need motivation for the rest of the day.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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