India, Sept. 4 -- My daughter has founded a start-up company, a platform for emotional well-being through peer-led meaningful connections. It is important to create spaces where people can slow down and speak honestly without the pressure of performance. We embark upon this journey from the time we are born. We learn to smile and gurgle in our cradle because it makes others happy. In adolescence, we seek approval from our friends and teachers.
As mature adults, we look for appreciation from peers, spouse, family, society - almost everyone. In our twilight years, we look for validation from our children.I am consulting an ophthalmologist for a recently developed squint in one eye. Disturbed, I pestered her with questions. With a twinkle in ...