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Date: 01/01/2026
The lights are quieter tonight.
Leftover food sits in the fridge. Fireworks are already a memory.
This is my favourite part of any celebration—the day after.
When there’s no performance left to give.
I once asked a friend how he felt every New Year evening.
He said, “Relieved. The noise is over.”
I understood that much later.
Evenings like this don’t demand reflection or resolution.
They only ask you to sit down, loosen your shoulders, and breathe like no one is watching.
If today felt ordinary, that’s not a failure.
Ordinary days are where life actually stays.
So rest. Tomorrow will ask enough of you.
Tonight doesn’t need anything except your presence.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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