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21/02/2026
Not everything needs to be spoken.
But not everything should remain unspoken either.
Somewhere between these two lies a space we often avoid.
There are thoughts that sit with us longer than they should. Not heavy enough to demand attention, but not light enough to disappear.
So we carry them.
Through conversations, through routines, through entire days.
We tell ourselves it’s not the right moment. Or that it doesn’t matter enough. Or that silence is easier.
And it is.
But silence has a way of collecting things.
Until one day, it feels like too much for something that once felt small.
Maybe not everything needs expression.
But some things do — not for others, but for yourself.
A sentence said at the right time doesn’t change the world.
But it changes something within you.
And sometimes, that is where everything begins.
Release the day gently. Let what stayed unsaid find its way, in time.
Rajat Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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