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22/02/2026
There are thoughts that arrive without purpose.
They don’t bring questions. They don’t demand answers. They just sit there, gently occupying space in your mind.
And almost immediately, we try to do something with them.
Understand them. Resolve them. Give them a direction.
But not everything needs that.
Some thoughts are just passing weather. If you don’t chase them, they change on their own. If you don’t hold them, they don’t stay long enough to weigh you down.
The problem is not the thought.
It’s our insistence on turning every thought into something meaningful.
What if you let a few of them pass without engagement?
No reaction. No interpretation.
Just presence.
You may notice something unusual — your mind doesn’t get heavier.
It gets quieter.
And in that quiet, there is a kind of rest we rarely allow ourselves.
May the day feel lighter than your thoughts.
Rajat Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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