Date: 05/08/2026
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“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
— Robert Collier
An apprentice once asked an old clockmaker how he managed to build clocks that lasted for generations.
The craftsman smiled and replied, “I never begin by thinking about years. I think only about fitting the next tiny gear perfectly.”
Piece by piece, the clock came alive.
Nothing was rushed.
Nothing was ignored.
Great achievements are rarely the result of one extraordinary moment.
More often, they are built through ordinary tasks performed with extraordinary care.
The future is shaped by what we choose to do well today.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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