3 May 2026
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A small dog walked beside a cyclist for a short stretch of road.
Not owned. Not called.
Just moving alongside.
Sometimes it ran a little ahead. Then slowed down. Then came back closer again.
As if it had chosen that moment to belong there—just for a while.
At the next turn, the cyclist went one way.
The dog paused, watched for a second, then turned and walked back the other way.
No confusion. No hesitation.
The moment was complete.
There is something simple in that.
Not every connection needs to last.
Some are meant to exist briefly—without expectation, without continuation.
In our own lives, we often try to hold on, to extend, to define every interaction.
But not everything needs that.
Some moments are complete as they are.
Tonight, there is something light to remember.
A connection does not lose its meaning just because it was short.
Sometimes, a brief presence is enough.
And then, it is okay to let it go.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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