It’s a still night after a fairly exhausting day of work, of feigning work and discipline until the real thing comes.

What’s important-aside from the fact that I actually did accomplish my goals for today-is that I relished in my downtime. I didn’t mix work and play as I am wont to do. Sure, I let distraction seep in periodically, but all in all, I rose to the occasion.

It had been a while that the lights were flickered to signal the imminent close of the library with me in it. Even longer that it was a Saturday. It’s strangely quiet, but it’s not surprising how empty the place is. It’s you, 1Qs, and PC students. What a miserable lot!

And yet, I leave and breathe the cool night air. It’s Fall, late October, and I have done the most I could muster today. There’s nothing glorious about it, and yet it brings a quiet satisfaction.

For now, since work is done, I rest. I rest and tune into the silence.

Quiet. And I am still enough that I can almost hear through the silence. Gentle accomplishment. The smallest of victories. The best Assurance.