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15/02/2026
It was not an important conversation.
No life decisions were made. No great ideas were exchanged. Just two people, speaking without urgency, letting pauses exist without the need to fill them.
Strangely, those are the ones that remain.
Not because of what was said—but because of how it felt. Unmeasured. Unperformed. Real in a way that does not seek validation.
We often underestimate these moments. We look for significance in milestones, forgetting that comfort is also a kind of meaning.
Somewhere between those sentences and silences, something settles within us.
And long after the words fade, the feeling stays.
Release the day gently. It has done enough.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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