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16 January 2026
As the day leans towards its end, thoughts arrive uninvited.
Not the urgent ones — the honest ones.
This is when unfinished conversations replay themselves. When decisions made too quickly ask to be examined. When silence feels heavier than sound.
People often escape this hour. Screens help. Noise helps. Pretending helps.
But occasionally, staying with it helps more.
You realise you did what you could today — maybe not perfectly, but sincerely. You spoke when needed. You stayed quiet when unsure. You survived moments that didn’t announce themselves as difficult until later.
This part of the day doesn’t ask for motivation.
It asks for gentleness.
Tomorrow can wait.
For now, let the day end without judgement.
That, too, is progress.
Rajat Ch. Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam
India
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