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05/01/2026
If someone asks how your day went, and you say, “Nothing much,” don’t correct yourself.
Nothing much means you survived it. It means the day didn’t break you, even if it tired you. We’ve begun to underestimate ordinary days — the ones without headlines, milestones, or announcements.
Earlier, evenings were for sitting around. Stories repeated. Jokes fell flat. Still, nobody felt the need to perform. Now we measure days by output and nights by exhaustion.
Tonight, allow yourself an unremarkable ending. Eat slowly. Sit quietly. Let the body loosen its grip on the day.
Not every evening needs reflection.
Some only need rest — and permission to stop.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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