The Small Things That Matter

Date: 22/08/2026
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“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There are days when the problems around us seem too large to change.
We look at them and think: What can one person possibly do?
Perhaps more than we imagine.
One person can make a phone call.
One can teach a child.
One can listen.
One can refuse to pass on an unkind word.
One can simply choose to do the right thing when nobody is watching.
None of these acts will solve every problem.
But darkness is not defeated by complaining about how dark it is.
It is defeated by creating a little light.
And perhaps that is how change has always begun—not with everyone doing everything, but with someone deciding to do one small thing well.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
Email: rajatchandrasarmah@gmail.com
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